Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal
This study aimed to investigate the adsorptive ability of activated carbons derived from empty boil palm fruitbunch carbons through metal-chloride activation. The derived activated carbons were characterized in terms of yield, pH, surface functional groups, and specific surface area. Rhodamine B dye...
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| description | This study aimed to investigate the adsorptive ability of activated carbons derived from empty boil palm fruitbunch carbons through metal-chloride activation. The derived activated carbons were characterized in terms of yield, pH, surface functional groups, and specific surface area. Rhodamine B dye was used as a pollutant probe to evaluate the performance of activated carbons. Results show that empty, ZnCl2-activated fruit-bunch carbon exhibits a higher surface area of 866 m2 g-1 and a Rhodamine B removal yield of 105 mg g-1. Activation at the same temperature of 600 °C using the recovered FeCl2 yields an activated carbon with nearly twice the surface area compared to the fresh one. A direct correlation was obtained between the roles of the specific surface area and removal of Rhodamine B. Empty fruit-bunch carbon is a promising adsorbent precursor for colour removal from water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d12b1edc814f41008f740f6b2ecc1da12022-12-22T03:03:27ZengUniversity of PannoniaHungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry2450-51022016-12-0144212913310.1515/hjic-2016-0016hjic-2016-0016Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B RemovalZaini Muhammad Abbas Ahmad0Shaid Mohd Shafiq Mohd1Faculty of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, 81310, MalaysiaFaculty of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, 81310, MalaysiaThis study aimed to investigate the adsorptive ability of activated carbons derived from empty boil palm fruitbunch carbons through metal-chloride activation. The derived activated carbons were characterized in terms of yield, pH, surface functional groups, and specific surface area. Rhodamine B dye was used as a pollutant probe to evaluate the performance of activated carbons. Results show that empty, ZnCl2-activated fruit-bunch carbon exhibits a higher surface area of 866 m2 g-1 and a Rhodamine B removal yield of 105 mg g-1. Activation at the same temperature of 600 °C using the recovered FeCl2 yields an activated carbon with nearly twice the surface area compared to the fresh one. A direct correlation was obtained between the roles of the specific surface area and removal of Rhodamine B. Empty fruit-bunch carbon is a promising adsorbent precursor for colour removal from water.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hjic.2016.44.issue-2/hjic-2016-0016/hjic-2016-0016.xml?format=INTactivated carbonchemical activationempty fruit-bunchmetal-chlorideRhodamine B |
| spellingShingle | Zaini Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Shaid Mohd Shafiq Mohd Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry activated carbon chemical activation empty fruit-bunch metal-chloride Rhodamine B |
| title | Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal |
| title_full | Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal |
| title_fullStr | Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal |
| title_short | Metal-Chloride-Activated Empty Fruit-Bunch Carbons for Rhodamine B Removal |
| title_sort | metal chloride activated empty fruit bunch carbons for rhodamine b removal |
| topic | activated carbon chemical activation empty fruit-bunch metal-chloride Rhodamine B |
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