Production and Characterization of Porous Carbon from Date Palm Seeds by Chemical Activation with H3PO4: Process Optimization for Maximizing Adsorption of Methylene Blue

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 201, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1021-1040

  Kuppireddy, Suresh Kumar Reddy ^a   Rashid, Kashif ^a   Al Shoaibi, Ahmed ^a   Srinivasakannan, Chandrasekar ^a  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherms; BET surface area; Methylene blue; Porous carbon; RSM

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DYES; OPTIMIZATION; POROUS MATERIALS; PROCESS CONTROL;

BET SURFACE AREA; LANGMUIR AND FREUNDLICH ADSORPTION; METHYLENE BLUE; NITROGEN ADSORPTION ISOTHERM; POROUS CARBONS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; RSM; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84899820303     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: 15635201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986445.2013.797896     Document Type: Article

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