Flax shive as a sources of activated carbon for metals remediation

Flax shive constitutes about 70% of the flax stem and has limited use. Because shive is a lignocellulosic by-product, it can potentially be pyrolyzed and activated to produce an activated carbon. The objective of this study was to create an activated carbon from flax shive by chemical activation i...

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Main Authors: Akin, D. E., Wartelle, L. H., Marshall, W. E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2007-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_02_1_082_090_Marshall_WA_FlaxShive_Carbon_MetalsAds/35