Production of activated carbon from waste bark for effluent treatment in the pulp and paper industry

In this study, it is shown that activated carbon can be produced from the bark of Spruce and Jack Pine for use in wastewater treatment. <p> The bark was pyrolyzed in a tube furnace at 1200 of for 2 hrs, and then activated by steam. The activation conditions were varied trom 1200 to 1700 of wit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nguyen, Trung Thai
Other Authors: MacDonald, D. G.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2008
Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-07092008-125201/