Production of activated carbons from almond shell

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-240

  Nabais, João M Valente ^a   Laginhas, Carlos Eduardo C ^a   Carrott, P J M ^a   Ribeiro Carrott, M M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Activation; Agricultural residue; Almond shell; Lignocellulosic; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION; AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE; ALMOND SHELLS; BET SURFACE AREA; FTIR ANALYSIS; HETEROATOMS; LIGNOCELLULOSIC; MICRO CRYSTALLITE; MICROPORE VOLUMES; MICROPORES; PHYSICAL ACTIVATION; POINT OF ZERO CHARGE; SI-H BONDS; XRD; XRD PATTERNS;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ESTERS; ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LEAD; MICROPOROSITY; PHENOLS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 78650700636     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.03.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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