Surface Modification of Activated Carbon for Enhancement of Nickel(II) Adsorption

A carbon prepared from coconut shells by simple carbonization was oxidized with different oxidizing agents, namely, hydrogen peroxide, ammonium persulphate and nitric acid. The surfaces of the unoxidized and oxidized carbons were characterized by Boehm and potentiometric titrations and IR spectra. T...

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Main Author: A. Edwin Vasu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:E-Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/610503