Physicochemical and adsorption properties of carbonaceous sorbents prepared by activation of tropical fruit skins with potassium carbonate

Materials and Design

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 579-585

  Nowicki, Piotr ^a   Kazmierczak Razna, Justyna ^a   Pietrzak, Robert ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Chemical activation; Organic dye removal; Physicochemical properties; Pyrolysis; Tropical fruit peels

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FRUITS; MOLECULES; POLLUTION; POTASSIUM; PYROLYSIS; TROPICS;

ADSORPTION PROPERTIES; CARBONACEOUS SORBENTS; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; ORGANIC DYE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SORPTION CAPACITIES; THERMOCHEMICAL TREATMENTS; TROPICAL FRUITS;

CARBONACEOUS ADSORBENTS;

EID: 84952361349     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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