Production and characterization of activated carbon from Baobab fruit shells by chemical activation using ZnCl2, H3PO4 and KOH

Nedjai, Radhia and Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Alkhatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid (2021) Production and characterization of activated carbon from Baobab fruit shells by chemical activation using ZnCl2, H3PO4 and KOH. In: 1st International Conference on Material Processing and Technology 2021, 14-15 July 2021, Virtual.

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Abstract

Chemical agents have a good influence on the formation of activated carbons, surface characteristic, and its adsorption properties. In this study, the effect of activating agents (ZnCl2, KOH, and H3PO4) on baobab fruit shell (BFS) were evaluated. The characteristics of the baobab fruit shell based activated carbon (BF-ACs) were evaluated through the yield and iodine number. BF-ACs were also characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), and nitrogen (N2) adsorption. SEM analysis illustrates those porous structures formed on the surface of BF-ACs were with different sizes. The XRD analysis show that the main structures of BF-ACs are amorphous. FT-IR data demonstrates the presence of different surface groups on the produced BF-ACs. Among activating agent, the KOH was observed to the most appropriate for the production of activated carbon with a large surface area (1029.44 m2/g) from baobab fruit shell.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Characterization, AC, Baobab, Chemical Activation
Subjects:	T Technology > TP Chemical technology > TP155 Chemical engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Nassereldeen Kabbashi
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2021 11:58
Last Modified:	10 Feb 2022 15:47
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/95019

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