Granular Activated Carbon from Wood
Originated from Tropical Virgin Forest
This research investigates several woods originated from trees of tropical virgin forest as raw
material for the production of granular activated carbon. Mechanical strength of the activated
carbons produced was related to wood hardness and lignin content but not to cellulose-lignin ratio.
One of the eight woods studied (Dividivi) produced an activated carbon with a high mechanical
strength similar to that produced from coconut shell, taken as a standard. Dividivi is also suggested
as promissory for desert greening