Assessment of activated carbon prepared from corncob by chemical activation with phosphoric acid

Corncob, which is the main waste from corn agricultures in Egypt, has been used as a raw material for the preparation of different activated carbons. Activated carbons (ACs) were prepared by chemical activation with concentrated H3PO4 acid; followed by pyrolysis at 400, 500 and 600 °C. Different ACs...

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Main Authors: Gamal O. El-Sayed, Mohamed M. Yehia, Amany A. Asaad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Water Resources and Industry
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212371714000353