Salix Viminalis as a Source of Nanomaterials and Bioactive Natural Substances - Natural Polymers, Biopolymers, Biomaterials, and Their Composites, Blends, and IPNs - page 107

CoNClusioN
Heat-treatment of widely accessible and inexpensive raw material that is Salix viminalis
yields precious products of potentially wide application in practice. Solid product is
a strictly nanoporous active carbon which resembles a perfect molecular sieve. Its
sieving properties were successfully proved in the case of Ne/N 2 and Kr/N 2 mixtures
separation. Liquefied distillate is a source of “bio oil” containing a mixture of numer-
ous polyphenols. “Bio oil” exhibits excellent antioxidation activity even if compared
to commercial antioxidants like BHT.

KeyWords

• Carbon nanotubes

• minimal dimensions

• Pore size distribution

• Purification

• Pyrolysis