.The activation has been carried out at 850 and 900 8C in a fixed bed reactor. During the process, a mesoporous structure is developed, with a predominant pore diameter of around 500A˚ and BET surface areas above 500 m2/g for both the temperatures studied.
Moreover, sulphur content significantly decreases during activation and activated carbons with lowsulphur content are obtained.
This reduction in content may be the key for the industrial application of tyre-derived-carbons, either as active carbons or as carbon blacks for tyre manufacturing.