Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse

Nowadays the concern about the environment has pushed the development of new technologies capable of reducing the human impact on earth. The utilization of malt bagasse to produce activated charcoal reduces the impact of this reject on the environment. The present work produced and activated the cha...

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Main Authors: Renata Cândido Araújo de Lima, Andréia Anschau
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2019-12-01
Series:Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/15809
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description Nowadays the concern about the environment has pushed the development of new technologies capable of reducing the human impact on earth. The utilization of malt bagasse to produce activated charcoal reduces the impact of this reject on the environment. The present work produced and activated the charcoal of malt bagasse using phosphoric acid (H3PO4), potassium hydroxide (KOH) and sodium acetate (CH3COONa) as activating agent in a range from 1 to 3% of concentration. The activated charcoal was produced in three particle sizes limit (20, 40 and 60 ASTM) resulting in 11 experiments through full factorial design 23. Analysis of yield, apparent density, pH, conductivity and mesoporosity were performed. The average yield obtained was 20.2%. The charcoal with 60 mesh and chemically activated with 1% of sodium hydroxide showed the highest density (0.360 g/cm³), while the average density was 0.257 g/cm³. The mesoporosity analysis indicated that all experiments adsorbed more than 99% of methylene blue (50 mg/L) present in the solution. In this way, the activated charcoal obtained from malt bagasse present characteristics to be an excellent adsorbent. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v11i6.1318
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spelling doaj.art-13554fe9f4a6440fb974453477a2b4d72023-01-20T10:51:24ZengUniversidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulOrbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry1984-64282019-12-01116Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt BagasseRenata Cândido Araújo de Lima0Andréia Anschau1Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáUniversidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáNowadays the concern about the environment has pushed the development of new technologies capable of reducing the human impact on earth. The utilization of malt bagasse to produce activated charcoal reduces the impact of this reject on the environment. The present work produced and activated the charcoal of malt bagasse using phosphoric acid (H3PO4), potassium hydroxide (KOH) and sodium acetate (CH3COONa) as activating agent in a range from 1 to 3% of concentration. The activated charcoal was produced in three particle sizes limit (20, 40 and 60 ASTM) resulting in 11 experiments through full factorial design 23. Analysis of yield, apparent density, pH, conductivity and mesoporosity were performed. The average yield obtained was 20.2%. The charcoal with 60 mesh and chemically activated with 1% of sodium hydroxide showed the highest density (0.360 g/cm³), while the average density was 0.257 g/cm³. The mesoporosity analysis indicated that all experiments adsorbed more than 99% of methylene blue (50 mg/L) present in the solution. In this way, the activated charcoal obtained from malt bagasse present characteristics to be an excellent adsorbent. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17807/orbital.v11i6.1318 https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/15809activationadsorbentbrewing industry residuedye
spellingShingle Renata Cândido Araújo de Lima
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Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse
Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
activation
adsorbent
brewing industry residue
dye
title Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse
title_full Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse
title_fullStr Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse
title_full_unstemmed Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse
title_short Characterization of Activated Charcoal Obtained from Malt Bagasse
title_sort characterization of activated charcoal obtained from malt bagasse
topic activation
adsorbent
brewing industry residue
dye
url https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/15809
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