Production of granular activated carbons from select agricultural by-products and evaluation of their physical, chemical and adsorption properties

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-123

  Ahmedna, M ^a   Marshall, W E ^b   Rao, R M ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Adsorption properties; Agricultural by products; Chemical properties; Physical properties; Sugar decolorization

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BAGASSE; BINDERS; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GRANULAR MATERIALS; HARDNESS; HULLS (SEED COVERINGS); PH; STRAW;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DECOLORIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; SUGAR;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; DRUG GRANULATION; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033992602     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00070-X     Document Type: Article

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