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Activated Carbon from Renewable Sources: Thermochemical Conversion and Activation of Biomass and Carbon Residues from Biomass Gasification
Henrik RomarHenrik RomarHanna RunttiUlla LassiUlla LassiPekka TynjäläPekka TynjäläSari TuomikoskiTeija KangasDavide BergnaDavide Bergnasubject
0106 biological sciencesBiomass to liquidWaste managementCarbonizationChemistrybusiness.industry020209 energyfood and beveragesBiomasschemistry.chemical_elementSorption02 engineering and technologycomplex mixtures01 natural sciencesAdsorptionChemical engineering010608 biotechnology0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringmedicineCoalbusinessCarbonActivated carbonmedicine.drugdescription
Activated carbon is one of the most widely applied adsorbent. As a porous carbon, it is used for the purification of both gaseous and liquid emissions. Activated carbon is prepared from fossil resources, such as coal, or from biomass through (hydro)thermal processing followed by chemical and/or physical activation. Further, some biomass thermal treatment processes, such as biomass gasification, produce carbon residues that can be modified to activated carbon with physical or chemical activation methods. The desired properties of activated carbon, i.e. high specific surface area and porosity, high carbon content and excellent sorption capacity, can be modified and optimized during thermochemical treatment and activation. Those properties, which are shortly considered, are important in different applications for activated carbon.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 |