In Table 1, one can see that the quality, in terms of adsorptive capacity for instance, of the activated carbon produced according to the present invention is in no way inferior to the commercially available product like the kind produced from the carbonization of coconut shells. Here again the inventors see fit to emphasize that this novel method for activated carbon production is a continuous process of high productivity, as the whole activation process takes generally from 10 to 20 minutes only, depending on furnace temperature and the desired quality of the final product. It may be well also to emphasize that the foregoing embodiment and experiment of the invention, including the specific procedures, conditions and results herein substantially described, only partly indicate the application range of the invention: they do not represent the full scope of the same and can not be regarded as limits to the same; and it will be understood by those who are skilled in the art-that other changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.