Physical Activation of Rice Husk Pyrolysis Char for the Production of High Surface Area Activated Carbons

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 54, Issue 29, 2015, Pages 7241-7250

  Alvarez, Jon ^a   Lopez, Gartzen ^a   Amutio, Maider ^a   Bilbao, Javier ^a   Olazar, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; PORE SIZE; PYROLYSIS; STEAM;

ACTIVATING AGENTS; BET SURFACE AREA; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CONICAL SPOUTED BED REACTOR; HIGH SURFACE AREA ACTIVATED CARBON; MICRO-POROUS STRUCTURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; STEAM GASIFICATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84938411586     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b01589     Document Type: Article

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