Effect of activation time on the pinang frond based activated carbon for remazol brilliant blue r removal

Ahmad, Mohd Azhar and Herawan, Safarudin Gazali and Yusof, Ahmad Anas (2014) Effect of activation time on the pinang frond based activated carbon for remazol brilliant blue r removal. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences (JMES) , 7. pp. 1085-1093. ISSN 2231-8380

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Abstract

Activated carbons are regularly used for dye wastewater treatment. They can be produced from various organic materials which have a high level of carbon content. In this study, Pinang frond based activated carbon (PFAC) was produced by using a physical activation process to study the effect of different activation times in the range of 1–7 hours. The optimum PFAC sample was found with an activation time of 3 hours, which gives the highest BET surface area and pore volume of 958.23 m2/g and 0.5469 mL/g, respectively. This sample shows well-developed pore structure with a high fixed carbon content of 79.74%. The removal of 87.6% of Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR) was achieved for a sample with initial RBBR concentration of 50 mg/L, and 40.8% was achieved with 500 mg/L. The results indicated that the PFAC is very effective for RBBR adsorption from aqueous solution.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	activated carbon, pinang frond, activation time, remazol brilliant blue R
Subjects:	T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical Engineering > Department of Thermal Fluids
Depositing User:	Mr Safarudin Gazali Herawan
Date Deposited:	28 Jan 2015 00:56
Last Modified:	28 May 2015 04:36
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14161
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