Evidence for the presence of cyanide during carbon activation by KOH

Carbon

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1032-1037

  Fuente, E ^a   Gil, R R ^a   Giron R P ^a   Lillo Rodenas M A ^b   Montes Moran M A ^a   Martin, M J ^c   Linares Solano, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c Sensors and Biosensors Group   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION PROCESS; CARBON ACTIVATION; CYANIDE FORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; NITROGEN CONTENT; REDUCING SPECIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; NITROGEN;

CYANIDES;

EID: 74149088582     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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