Hydrophobic N-doped porous biocarbon from dopamine for high selective adsorption of p-Xylene under humid conditions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 317, Issue , 2017, Pages 660-672

  Zhu, Meiping ^a   Zhou, Kaibin ^a   Sun, Xiaodan ^a   Zhao, Zhongxing ^a   Tong, Zhangfa ^a   Zhao, Zhenxia ^a  

^a GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adsorption equilibrium kinetics; Breakthrough curves; Humidity resistance; N doped hydrophobic microporous carbon; P xylene water competitive adsorption

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMINES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROCOMPUTERS; MICROPOROSITY; MOLECULES; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OXYGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; XYLENE;

ADSORPTION EQUILIBRIA; BREAK THROUGH CURVE; COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION; HUMIDITY RESISTANCE; MICRO-POROUS CARBONS;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

EID: 85014171217     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.02.114     Document Type: Article

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