Effect of Activating Agents on the Development of Porous Activated Carbon Prepared from Prosopis juliflora Seeds

N. Gopal; M. Asaithambi; P. Sivakumar; V. Sivakumar

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2014.16388

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Vol. 26 No. 19 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 19

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Effect of Activating Agents on the Development of Porous Activated Carbon Prepared from Prosopis juliflora Seeds

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16388

N. Gopal

Department of Chemistry, Erode Arts College, Erode-638 008, India

M. Asaithambi

Department of Chemistry, Erode Arts College, Erode-638 008, India

P. Sivakumar

Department of Chemistry, AA Government Arts College, Namakkal-637 002, India

V. Sivakumar

Department of Chemistry, Sri Vasavi College, Erode-638 316, India

Corresponding Author(s) : N. Gopal

chemgopal@yahoo.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 19 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 19
Article Published : September 18, 2014

Abstract

Six varieties of activated carbon prepared from Prosopis juliflora seed using various chemical agents. The properties of the activated carbon's mostly depend on the production method and the type of the raw material. The maximum BET surface area obtained for an activated carbon prepared using ZnCl₂ as an activating agent was found to be around 1137 m²/g. All the physico chemical characteristics were analyzed and are comparable with the commercial as well as the activated carbon's reported in the past. In a view to apply for dyeing industry wastewater treatments, activated carbon prepared using ZnCl₂ with polyaniline as an inert-matrix found to be most suitable. The prepared activated carbon were also analyzed for dye adsorption capabilities, acid and basic dyes show tremendous adsorption followed by reactive and direct dyes.

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Adsorption Surface area Activation Polyaniline Dyes

Gopal, N., Asaithambi, M., Sivakumar, P., & Sivakumar, V. (2014). Effect of Activating Agents on the Development of Porous Activated Carbon Prepared from Prosopis juliflora Seeds. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(19), 6396–6400. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.16388

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Vol. 26 No. 19 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 19

Effect of Activating Agents on the Development of Porous Activated Carbon Prepared from Prosopis juliflora Seeds

Corresponding Author(s) : N. Gopal

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