Materiales Lignocelulócicos

LignoceLLuLosic Precursors used in the synthesis of ActivAted cArbon chArActerizAtion techniques And APPLicAtions in the WAsteWAter treAtment
Edited by virginia hernández montoya and Adrián bonilla Petriciolet

Lignocellulosic Precursors Used in the Synthesis of Activated Carbon Characterization Techniques and Applications in the Wastewater Treatment Edited by Virginia Hernández Montoya andAdrián Bonilla Petriciolet Contributors
A. Alicia Peláez-Cid, M.M. Margarita Teutli-León, Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Josafat García-Servin, José Iván Bueno-López, Carlos J. Durán-Valle, María del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Rigoberto Tovar-Gómez, Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo, Adrián Bonilla-Petriciolet, Rosa Miranda, César Sosa, Diana Bustos, Eileen Carrillo and María Rodríguez-Cantú

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Contents
Preface VII Chapter 1 Lignocellulosic Precursors Used in the Elaboration of Activated Carbon 1 A. Alicia Peláez-Cid and M.M. Margarita Teutli-León Thermal Treatments and Activation Procedures Used in the Preparation ofActivated Carbons 19 Virginia Hernández-Montoya, Josafat García-Servin and José Iván Bueno-López Techniques Employed in the Physicochemical Characterization of Activated Carbons 37 Carlos J. Durán-Valle Applications of Activated Carbons Obtained from Lignocellulosic Materials for the Wastewater Treatment 57 María del Rosario Moreno-Virgen, Rigoberto Tovar-Gómez, Didilia I. Mendoza-Castillo andAdrián Bonilla-Petriciolet Characterization of Pyrolysis Products Obtained During the Preparation of Bio-Oil and Activated Carbon 77 Rosa Miranda, César Sosa, Diana Bustos, Eileen Carrillo and María Rodríguez-Cantú

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

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VII

Preface
The synthesis and characterization of activated carbons (ACs) obtained from lignocellulosic precursors isa topic widely studied by a number of researchers worldwide. In the last decades, an increase has been observed in the number of publications related to the synthesis, modification, characterization and application of ACs obtained from lignocellulosic materials. Particularly, the applications of these carbons are primarily focused in the removal of several inorganic and organic pollutants from...