Characterization of produced activated carbons were done by
performing necessary physical and chemical analysis. For this
purpose, beside the porosity and surface area measurements, as
described above, the micropore volume percentage of activated carbons
was also determined by using a Micromeritics 2010 model
ASAP instrument. The Boehm and iodine number analysis of activated
carbonswere done according to ASTM standards [35,36]. The
surface micrographs of activated carbons before and after adsorptionwere takenby using a Jeol ModelJSM—T330 Scanning Electrone
Microscope which is operated at 20 kV.