Preparation of activated carbons from bio-waste: effect of surface functional groups on methylene blue adsorption

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1363-1372

  Manoj Kumar Reddy, P ^a   Krushnamurty, K ^a   Mahammadunnisa, S K ^a   Dayamani, A ^a   Subrahmanyam, Ch ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Isotherm; Kinetics; Ozone; Rice husk; Temperature programmed decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPLEXATION; ENZYME KINETICS; ISOTHERMS; MONOLAYERS; OZONE; OZONIZATION;

LOW COST ACTIVATED CARBONS; METHYLENE BLUE ADSORPTION; OXYGEN FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PSEUDO SECOND ORDER KINETICS; RICE HUSK; SURFACE FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DECOMPOSITION;

GAS ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; DECOMPOSITION; DESORPTION; DYE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; ISOTHERM; OXYGEN; OZONE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE;

EID: 84923690533     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13762-014-0506-2     Document Type: Article

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