Activated carbons (ACs) obtained from different organic wastes have been reported in
several works, aiming the valorisation of low-cost useful materials [1]. However, organic wastes typically
contain inorganic substances, which can be leached away from the prepared ACs when employed in
oxidative aqueous conditions. The current study proposes different strategies to produce ACs from a
compost obtained (in excess) during the treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste by
anaerobic digestion and maturation in waste management sites.This work is a result of projects: VALORCOMP, funded by FEDER through
Programme INTERREG V A Spain - Portugal (POCTEP) 2014–2020; “AIProcMat@N2020 - Advanced
Industrial Processes and Materials for a Sustainable Northern Region of Portugal 2020”, with reference
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000006 and supported by NORTE 2020 under the Portugal 2020 Partnership
Agreement, through FEDER; and POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006984 – Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM
funded by FEDER through COMPETE2020 - POCI – and by national funds through FCT.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
