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Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Desiccated Coconut Residue by Potassium Hydroxide

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.18804
Mohd Adib Yahya
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Z. Al-Qodah
Department of Chemical Engineering, Taibah University, Medina, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
C.W.Z.C.W. Ngah
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Mohd Azman Hashim
Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Corresponding Author(s) : Z. Al-Qodah

z_alqodah@hotmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 27 No. 6 (2015): Vol 27 Issue 6

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of temperature and impregnation ratio on the physicochemical properties of activated carbon prepared from desiccated coconut residue by chemical activation using potassium hydroxide. Desiccated coconut residue sample was first carbonized at three different temperatures for 1 h at 400, 500 and 600 °C, respectively. The resulting chars were impregnated with KOH at three different impregnation ratio; 1:1, 1:2 and 1:3, respectively and activated under nitrogen atmosphere for 1 h at three different temperatures based on its carbonization temperature. The BET surface area and pore volume was strongly affected by temperature in which increased in temperature caused increased in BET surface are and pore volume. The BET surface area also increased with impregnation ratio but then decreased due to pore widening of activated carbons.

Keywords

Desiccated coconut residue Activated carbon Potassium hydroxide
Adib Yahya, M., Al-Qodah, Z., Ngah, C., & Azman Hashim, M. (2015). Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Desiccated Coconut Residue by Potassium Hydroxide. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27(6), 2331–2336. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2015.18804
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