Activated carbon xerogels with a cellular morphology derived from hydrothermally carbonized glucose-graphene oxide hybrids and their performance towards CO2 and dye adsorption

Carbon

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 137-147

  Martin Jimeno F J ^a   Suarez Garcia F ^a   Paredes, J I ^a   Martinez Alonso A ^a   Tascon J M D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIZATION; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; GLUCOSE; GRAPHENE; MORPHOLOGY; XEROGELS;

ACTIVATING AGENTS; ACTIVATION CONDITIONS; CARBON MONOLITHIC; CELLULAR MORPHOLOGY; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONS; LARGE SURFACE AREA; TWO-STEP APPROACH;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84919638752     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.09.042     Document Type: Article

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