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Table 4 Morphological properties of CSAC adsorbents

From: Metal ion removal using a low-cost coconut shell activated carbon bioadsorbent in the recovery of lactic acid from the fermentation broth

Sample

BET area (m2/g)

DFT pore size (nm)

Total pore volume (cm3/g)

CSAC

1191

0.72

0.48

CMC-CSAC (20% CA, 2.0% CMC)

1166

0.72

0.44

Spent CMC-CSAC (20% CA, 2.0% CMC)

573.3

0.85

0.05

Calcined spent CMC-CSAC (20% CA, 2.0% CMC)

1200

0.67

0.50

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