Sustainable waste management by production of activated carbon from agroforestry residues

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Ntuli, Victor ^a   Hapazari, Innocent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

Author keywords

Activation; Adsorption; Characterisation; Pyrolysis; Removal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AGROFORESTRY; CONIFEROUS TREE; CROP RESIDUE; PYROLYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84873690131     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2013/1077     Document Type: Article

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