Artichoke as a non-conventional precursor for activated carbon: Role of the activation process

Artichoke peels were used to produce activated carbon using chemical activation methods. Two activation protocols were compared: a two-step method A and a one-step method B. As newly used activating agents, KCl, CrCl3 and TiCl4 were compared. The results show that method B is superior to A. KOH with...

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Main Authors: Gamal M.S. ElShafei, Ibrahim M.A. ElSherbiny, Atef S. Darwish, Christine A. Philip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:Journal of Taibah University for Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658365516300218