Preparação de carvão ativado em baixas temperaturas de carbonização a partir de rejeitos de café: utilização de FeCl3 como agente ativante Preparation of activated carbon at low carbonization temperatures: utilization of FeCl3 as an alternative activating agent

<abstract language="eng">Ferric chloride as a new activating agent was used to obtain activated carbons from agroindustrial waste. This material was prepared at three temperatures of pyrolysis, 200, 280 and 400 ºC. The carbonaceous materials obtained after the activation processes sh...

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Main Authors: Elaine Pereira, Luiz C. A. Oliveira, Andréa Vallone, Karim Sapag, Márcio Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2008-01-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422008000600004
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Summary:<abstract language="eng">Ferric chloride as a new activating agent was used to obtain activated carbons from agroindustrial waste. This material was prepared at three temperatures of pyrolysis, 200, 280 and 400 ºC. The carbonaceous materials obtained after the activation processes showed high specific surface areas (BET), with values higher than 900 m² g-1. The materials showed different behaviors in the adsorption of methylene blue dye and reactive red textile dye in water solutions. An important fact in the use of FeCl3 as an activating agent is that the activation temperature is at 280 ºC, well below of those commonly employed in chemical or physical activations described in the literature.
ISSN:0100-4042
1678-7064