Enhancing the adsorption of ionic liquids onto activated carbon by the addition of inorganic salts

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 252, Issue , 2014, Pages 305-310

  Neves, Catarina M S S ^a   Lemus, Jesús ^b   Freire, Mara G ^a   Palomar, Jose ^b   Coutinho, João A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Inorganic salt; Ionic liquids; Salting out

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; HYDROPHILICITY; IONIC LIQUIDS;

CONDUCTOR-LIKE SCREENING MODEL FOR REAL SOLVENTS; HARMFUL EFFECTS; INORGANIC SALTS; IONIC LIQUID (ILS); NOVEL METHODS; SALTING-OUT; SALTING-OUT ABILITY; WATER STREAMS;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84901653211     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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