Preparation and characterisation of activated carbon from palm mixed waste treated with trona ore

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dc.contributor.authorUkanwa, Kalu Samuel
dc.contributor.authorPatchigolla, Kumar
dc.contributor.authorSakrabani, Ruben
dc.contributor.authorAnthony, Edward J.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-14T10:15:49Z
dc.date.available2021-01-14T10:15:49Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-29
dc.description.abstractThis 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.citationUkanwa 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 5028en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25215028
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/16177
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherMDPIen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjecttrona oreen_UK
dc.subjectoil palm wasteen_UK
dc.subjectmicrowave activationen_UK
dc.subjectagricultural residuesen_UK
dc.subjectactivating agenten_UK
dc.subjectactivated carbonen_UK
dc.titlePreparation and characterisation of activated carbon from palm mixed waste treated with trona oreen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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