Abstract
Abstract The interactions among five samples of activated carbons, obtained from different lignocellulosic materials with different degrees of activation of approximately 20% and aqueous solutions of phenol and 4-nitro phenol are studied by means of the determination of immersion enthalpies. It is established that the obtained activated carbons are of a basic character and show values for the pH at the point of zero charge, pHPZC, that range from 7.4 to 9.7 and, in all cases, higher total basicity contents than the values obtained for total acidity. The immersion heat of the activated carbons in CCl4 and water is determined obtaining values which are higher for CCl4 immersion and vary from 31.4 to 48.6 J g−1. The hydrophobic factor, hf, it is calculated from the relation between of the immersion heat of the activated carbons in CCl4 and the immersion heat in water, the obtained values were 2.98 and 6.75, which are greater than 1 due to the greater values obtained in CCl4 when compared to the values obtai...
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