AC can be produced form pet-coke by chemical activation with potassium hydroxide in ratio of 6 KOH to 1 coke(6:1). the activation time is 60 minutes and activation temperature is 800 to 900 C. this can yeild a AC with surface area up to 2500 m2/g.
Activated carbon hasn't a pH.
Activated carbon has high surface area; this characteristic improve the reactivity of the material.
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Carbon and Hydrogen
Ben W Lykins has written: 'Chlorine dioxide disinfection and granular activated carbon adsorption' -- subject(s): Activated Carbon, Carbon, Activated, Effect of chlorine on, Plants
Carbon Black is a form of elemental carbon produced by incomplete combustion of heavy petroleum products. It is classified as an inorganic compound because it does not contain any carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds, which are characteristics of organic compounds.
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Activated carbon and charcoal are not the same. Charcoal is a type of carbon made from burning wood or other organic materials, while activated carbon is a specially processed form of charcoal that has been treated to increase its surface area and make it more effective for adsorption.
No. Petcoke (petroleum coke) looks like coal and can be burned in coal boilers with little adjustments. The difference lies in the composition and production: coal has less carbon contents, more ash and usually less sulfur. Coal is also obtined in mines while petcoke is the resulting residue of petroleum processing.