Influence of activation conditions on the physicochemical properties of activated biochar: a review

Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery - Tập 12 Số 3 - Trang 925-947 - 2022
N. L. Panwar1, Ashish Pawar1
1Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, India

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