Oxide, carbon, and carbon/mineral adsorbents for toxic, explosive, and narcotic compounds – synthesis, properties, and applications

Abstract

Structural and adsorption characteristics of various adsorbents such as fumed silicas, silica gels, activated carbons and carbon/silicas were analyzed. The adsorption of a variety of compounds reveals the effects of adsorbent grain size, specific surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, surface chemistry, conditions of adsorbent synthesis and pre-treatment. Both dynamic (nonequilibrium) and static (equilibrium) adsorption conditions are addressed.