This paper deals with the treatment of activated carbon by water and nitric acid, the samples characterized by BET areas, micropore distribution, ash contents and crystalline phase structure.

• 活性炭用作催化载体已十分广泛，现用不同方法处理了活性炭，对其进行了比表面积、微孔分布、灰份、晶相结构及表面含氧基团、酸性的表征研究，并求得了乙醇在活性炭上的吸附热及吸附方程式。