Understanding capacity loss of activated carbons in the adsorption and regeneration process for denitrogenation and desulfurization of diesel fuels

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-203

  Han, Xue ^a   Lin, Hongfei ^a   Zheng, Ying ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Characterization; Diesel; Solvent regeneration

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; CHARACTERIZATION; DIESEL FUELS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; DIESEL; DIFFUSION RESISTANCE; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; REGENERATION PROCESS; SOLVENT REGENERATIONS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA AND POROSITIES;

ADSORPTION;

EID: 84905038163     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.06.020     Document Type: Article

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