Preparation and characterisation of activated carbon from palm mixed waste treated with trona ore
dc.contributor.author | Ukanwa, Kalu Samuel | |
dc.contributor.author | Patchigolla, Kumar | |
dc.contributor.author | Sakrabani, Ruben | |
dc.contributor.author | Anthony, Edward J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-14T10:15:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-01-14T10:15:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-10-29 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study explores the use of a novel activating agent and demonstrates the production and characterisation of activated carbon (AC) from a combine palm waste (CPW) in 3:2:1 proportion by weight of empty fruit bunch, mesocarp fibre and palm kernel shell. The resulting biomass was processed by a microwave-assisted method using trona and compared with material produced by conventional routes. These results demonstrate the potential of trona ore as an activating agent and the effectiveness of using a combined palm waste for a single stream activation process. It also assesses the effectiveness of trona ore in the elimination of alcohol, acids and aldehydes; with a focus on increasing the hydrophilicity of the resultant AC. The optimum results for the conventional production technique at 800 °C yielded a material with SBET 920 m2/g, Vtotal 0.840 cm3/g, a mean pore diameter of 2.2 nm and an AC yield 40%. The optimum outcome of the microwave assisted technique for CPW was achieved at 600 W, SBET is 980 m2/g; Vtotal 0.865 cm3/g; a mean pore diameter 2.2 nm and an AC yield of 42%. Fourier transform infrared spectrometry analyses showed that palm waste can be combined to produce AC and that trona ore has the capacity to significantly enhance biomass activation. | en_UK |
dc.identifier.citation | Ukanwa KS, Patchigolla K, Sakrabani R, Anthony EJ. (2020) Preparation and characterisation of activated carbon from palm mixed waste treated with trona ore. Molecules, Volume 25, Issue 21, 2020, Article number 5028 | en_UK |
dc.identifier.issn | 1420-3049 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25215028 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16177 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_UK |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_UK |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject | trona ore | en_UK |
dc.subject | oil palm waste | en_UK |
dc.subject | microwave activation | en_UK |
dc.subject | agricultural residues | en_UK |
dc.subject | activating agent | en_UK |
dc.subject | activated carbon | en_UK |
dc.title | Preparation and characterisation of activated carbon from palm mixed waste treated with trona ore | en_UK |
dc.type | Article | en_UK |
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