ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVATED CARBONS WITH KNOWN ACID-BASE BEHAVIOR

The present research attempts to establish experimentally whether or n ot, and under what conditions various functional groups on carbon surf aces may become electroactive. The achievement of this objective requi res a cooperation between electrochemists and carbon surface scientist s and can be of significant importance in the manipulation of carbon s urface chemistry to optimize its performance in such are;as as absorbe nt technology and catalysis.