PREPARATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FROM PEAT

PREPARATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FROM PEAT

Peat with an approximate 60% carbon content collected in the suburbs of Palangka Raya, Indonesia, was carbonized, followed by activation with steam in an electric furnace. The resultant activated carbon (AC) had ca. 900 m2/g of BET surface area and 1000 mg/g of iodine adsorption. This performance im...

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Main Authors: Yasumitsu Uraki, Yutaka Tamai, Masato Ogawa, Sampang Gaman, Seiichi Tokura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2009-02-01
Series:BioResources
Subjects:
Activated carbon
COD
Kalimantan
Peat
Peatland
Portable furnace
Purification of river water
Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_04_1_0205_Uraki_TOGT_ActivatedCarbon_Peat/312

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