Preparation of activated carbon from date stones as a catalyst to the reactivity of hydroquinone: Application in skin whitening cosmetics samples

• Main Authors: Hammani, H., Laghrib, F., Farahi, A., Lahrich, S., Ouafy, T. El, Aboulkas, A., Harfi, K. El, Mhammedi, M.A. El
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Physical activation; Box-Behnken; Electro-catalyst; Hydroquinone; Carbon paste electrode; Cosmetics
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/67901; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsamd.2019.07.003
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

In this study, the authors report the use of the date stones as a raw material for the production of activated carbon (AC) using the physical activation. The as prepared activated carbon were first characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) Spectroscopy, Scanning...