En: 1st Spanish National Conference on Advances in Materials Recycling and Eco – Energy Madrid, 12-13 November 2009.-- Editors: F. A. López, F. Puertas, F. J. Alguacil and A. Guerrero.-- 4 pages, 3 figures, 5 tables.This paper studies the possibility of obtaining
activated carbons from lignocellulosic wastes. Three
types of residues, obtained from chestnut shells,
acacia pods and grape pips, were studied. To
achieve our aim, several parameters commonly used
in thermo-chemical processes (pyrolysis, alkaline
activation) were evaluated: heating rate, final
temperature and maintenance time of final
temperature in the pyrolysis, final activation
temperature, inert gas flow and the ratio between the
activating agent and the sample.Peer reviewe
