Activated Carbon an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Activated carbon contains carbonaceous material derived from charcoal. Activated carbon is produced by pyrolysis of organic materials of plant origin. These materials include coal, coconut shells and wood, sugarcane bagasse, soybean hulls and nutshell (Dias et al., 2007; Paraskeva et al., 2008). On a limited scale, animal manures are also used for the production of activated carbon.