Effect of Nitric Acid Pretreatment on the Properties of ...
Jun 03, 2005· The activated carbon was pretreated with different concentrations of HNO3 (from to 67%). The amount and type of oxygencontaining groups on the activated carbon were determined with the adsorption neutralization method and temperatureprogrammed desorption (TPD) of CO and CO2; furthermore, the density of total acidity (DTA) has been proposed.