Evaluation of the Physical Properties of Various Biomass Materials for the Production of Activated Carbon

Authors

  • Tahiru Saka Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7985-292X
  • Liliana San-Pedro Engineering Faculty, Autonomous University of Yucatan, Av. Industrias no contaminantes por Periférico norte, P.O. Box 150 Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, México https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6533-6571
  • Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University, P.M.B. 2076, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-3515
  • Tome Sylvain Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Douala, P.O. Box 24157, Douala, Cameroon
  • Agus Budianto Department of Chemical Engineering, Industrial Technology Faculty, Institute Teknologi Adhitama Surabaya, Indonesia
  • Dègninou Houndedjihou Chemistry Department, Sciences Faculty, University of Lomé, Togo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56946/jce.v1i02.132

Keywords:

Activated carbon, Carbonization, Biomass sources , Waste characterization , Chemical activation , SEM analysis , FTIR Spectroscopy

Abstract

This study aims to produce activated carbon (AC) from different biomass sources using chemical activation; characterize the AC using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), proximate and ultimate analysis; and compare the results from the AC produced. The biomass blends of rice husk & groundnut shell (RH-GS), cocoa nut shell & saw dust (CS-SD) and sugar cane bagasse & banana peel (SB-BP) were used for the preparation of AC. The samples were first characterized using proximate and ultimate analysis, SEM, and FTIR spectroscopy. The results of the BG-SD sample characterization showed that the blend produced the best results in terms of absorptive capacity. It is suggested that surface area difficulties with the ACs be investigated in order to improve their porosity and adsorption capacities.

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Published

2023-04-23
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DOI: 10.56946/jce.v1i02.132

How to Cite

Saka, T., San-Pedro, L., Abubakar, A. M., Sylvain, T., Budianto, A., & Houndedjihou, D. (2023). Evaluation of the Physical Properties of Various Biomass Materials for the Production of Activated Carbon. Journal of Chemistry and Environment, 2(01), 30–39. https://doi.org/10.56946/jce.v1i02.132

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023)

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