Activated carbon is a carbonaceous material characterized by a well developed pore structure and a very large internal surface area.
Activated carbon is produced in two different stage carbonization of raw material activation of the carbonized product at high temperature by means of steam process or chemical process
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Is generally used to produce activated carbon from wood or peat.nIt consists in mixing an activating agent (phosphoric acid, zinc chloride) to open up the structure of the cellulose
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