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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Tonia Havewala Fletcher, Big Flats, NY (US);
Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kamjula Pattabhirami Reddy, Corning, NY (US);
Rebecca Lynn Schulz, Horseheads, NY (US);
Tonia Havewala Fletcher, Big Flats, NY (US);
Kishor Purushottam Gadkaree, Painted Post, NY (US);
Kamjula Pattabhirami Reddy, Corning, NY (US);
Rebecca Lynn Schulz, Horseheads, NY (US);
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for forming activated carbon comprises forming a feedstock mixture from a carbon feedstock and a chemical activating agent, and heating the feedstock mixture with microwaves in a plurality of successive heating steps to react the carbon feedstock with the chemical activating agent and form activated carbon. Step-wise heating can be used to efficiently control the microwave activation process.