Enhancement of the Adsorptive Properties of a Desert Salsola Vermiculata Species

Heat pretreatment, steam activation and 20% phosphoric acid activation were found to enhance the adsorption capacity of a desert Salsola Vermiculata plant species significantly relative to the inactivated plant and powdered wood carbon 600200 EX 694 as obtained from Belgium. The batch adsorption exp...

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Main Authors: Noureddine Benderdouche, Benaouda Bestani, Baghdad Benstaali, Zoubir Derriche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2003-10-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/026361703773581795