The most common precursors used for the preparation of activated carbons are organic materials that are rich in carbon. These include a variety of agricultural wastes such as Palm oil shells‚ Apple waste‚ Banana peels‚ Bagasse‚ Coconut shells and Sawdust and also non-agricultural matter such as bituminous coal and by destructive distillation of bones. In this study‚ coconut shell were chosen as a precursor for the production of activated carbon and the various methods of activation were studied to
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sufficient attention to him. Due to to the lack of attention‚ Jessie began lashing out in catastrophic ways. His actions were enormous‚ yet discreet. The common weapon of choice was fire; After taking the last drag‚ he "toss[ed] the cigarette into the sawdust"(95). I believe this was the way he tried to be heard. On the contrary‚ I feel the least sympathetic for Sarah(Kate’s mom). She is intrusive‚ in-comprehensive‚ selfish‚ and biased. She had conceived Anna for one sole purpose‚ and stated that "I have
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Dante’ Holmes MAYA ANGELOU SUMMARY “NEW DIRECTIONS” In 1903 the late Mrs. Annie Johnson of Arkansas found herself with two toddling sons‚ very little money‚ a slight ability to read and add simple numbers. To this picture add a disastrous marriage and the burdensome fact that Mrs. Johnson was a Negro. When she told her husband‚ Mr. William Johnson‚ of her dissatisfaction with their marriage‚ he conceded that he too found it to be less than he expected‚ and had been secretly hoping to leave and
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THE JUNGLE: Essay In the year of 1906 Upton Sinclair published a book called THE JUNGLE‚ which takes place in Chicago. In Sinclair’s book THE JUNGLE Sinclair uses many different ways to persuade Americans to turn to socialism. Socialism is any various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. In other words socialism is when everyone has to combine the money that they’ve earned then
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Fully discuss the attitudes towards the fallen: dangers of judging others use the short story Shilling and the woman caught in adultery. The setting of the story Shilling took place in an urban area in Kingston where she was able to maintain her character which allowed her to feel isolated and lonely at times because of the way people thought of her. The use of irony was used to unfold the plot of the story Shilling. The protagonist Shilling‚ was a fair-skinned brown girl who dyed her hair with
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“Beloved” In “Beloved” by Toni Morrison‚ the novel follows the life of an ex-slave African American woman named Sethe‚ living in Ohio in the 1800s told from both third person omniscient and limited. But even more it explores sacrifices‚ particularly shown with Sethe. Throughout many events Sethe sacrifices continuously to benefit her children and the ones she loves. One quote that displays this sacrifice can be read here; “I got a tree on my back and a haunt in my house‚ and nothing
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was one of the best ways to do so. During the winter‚ Frederic Tudor used the frozen water from ponds and lakes to obtain and sell ice. He would harvest this ice from New England and ship it around the country. Shipping the ice also helped to keep sawdust from melting. Cyrus McCormick invented the reaper/mechanical harvester which made wheat more efficient to harvests. Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. This machine efficiently separated cotton seeds from fiber‚ this would also make cotton a very
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Sophia Tang 12.8.11 F Block Egypt Social Class Essay Social class affected the daily life of Egypt. It decided how a priest lived‚ what they ate‚ and where they lived. They were the in the third highest level‚ after pharaoh and government officials‚ which made them powerful. They were also highly respected because they had very important jobs. Priests were usually men‚ but there were also some priestesses. Generally‚ priests were seen as “god’s servant”. Their main duty was to look after
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When I turned 8 years old‚ my parents told me and my sister that we could a hamster for a present. We were so excited we promised them to take a full care of her. We didn’t think seriously about all the work we had to do. We were just thrilled about our new family member. The next day‚ we began doing some research. First‚ we went through all kinds of hamsters and their characteristics so that we could pick the best one. We came up with the tiniest‚ cutest little hamster. Back then‚ we didn’t know
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Research Task - Ancient Egypt – Mummification Prior to about 3400 BC‚ all Egyptians were buried in shallow pit graves‚ whether rich or poor‚ royal or common. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly‚ creating lifelike and natural ’mummies’. Later however‚ as prosperity and the advance in building techniques improved‚ more elaborate tombs for those of high social status were constructed. Yet at the same time‚ these brick lined underground burial chambers no longer provided
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