Characteristic studies of some activated carbons from agricultural wastes

Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 495-500

  Jambulingam, M ^a   Karthikeyan, S ^b   Sivakumar, P ^b   Kiruthika, J ^c   Maiyalagan, T ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b ERODE SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^c GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Agricultural wastes; Surface area

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORBENTS; ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CHARACTERIZATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ION EXCHANGE; MOISTURE; SOLUBILITY;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; ASH; BULK DENSITY; ION EXCHANGE; IRON; MOISTURE; PH; SURFACE AREA; WASTE;

CEIBA PENTANDRA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PONGAMIA PINNATA; SCHOENOPLECTUS ACUTUS;

EID: 34250623593     PISSN: 00224456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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