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http://dx.doi.org/10.5714/CL.2015.16.4.275

Potassium hydroxide activation of activated carbon: a commentary  

Hui, Tang Shu (Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
Zaini, Muhammad Abbas Ahmad (Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnu Sina Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research (ISI-SIR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia)
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Carbon letters / v.16, no.4, 2015 , pp. 275-280 More about this Journal
Keywords
activated carbon; activation; commentary; potassium salts; potassium hydroxide;
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