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proper pH. Figure 10.2 shows calcium carbonate crystals on activated
carbon surface. No calcium carbonate crystals were observed on the
activated carbon without modiication in sodium carbonate solution.
Figure 10.3 shows the antacid activity of the modiied carbons.
Figure 10.1
Antibacterial performance of SUS (316L) substrate without
carbon ilm, with H-free carbon ilm, and with a-C:H ilm
[66].
Figure 10.2
SEM image of CaCO
3
on activated carbon (3.5 M sample).
Arrows indicate CaCO
3
crystals [37].
Figure 10.3
Neutralization capacity of original and modiied activated
carbons with calcium carbonate [17].
