Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell

In the effort to find alternative low cost adsorbent for volatile organic vapors has prompted this research in assessing the effectiveness of activated carbon produced from durian shell in removing toluene vapors. Durian shells were impregnated with different concentrations of H 3PO 4 followed by ca...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Tham, Yee Jun, Abdul Latif, Puziah, Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom, Arumugam, Shamala Devi, Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
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Språk:English
Publicerad: Elsevier 2011
Länkar:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23559/1/Performance%20of%20toluene%20removal%20by%20activated%20carbon%20derived%20from%20durian%20shell.pdf
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author Tham, Yee Jun
Abdul Latif, Puziah
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Arumugam, Shamala Devi
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
author_facet Tham, Yee Jun
Abdul Latif, Puziah
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Arumugam, Shamala Devi
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
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description In the effort to find alternative low cost adsorbent for volatile organic vapors has prompted this research in assessing the effectiveness of activated carbon produced from durian shell in removing toluene vapors. Durian shells were impregnated with different concentrations of H 3PO 4 followed by carbonization at 500°C for 20min under nitrogen atmosphere. The prepared durian shell activated carbon (DSAC) was characterized for its physical and chemical properties. The removal efficiency of toluene by DSAC was performed using different toluene concentrations. Results showed that the highest BET surface area of the produced DSAC was 1404m 2/g. Highest removal efficiency of toluene vapors was achieved by using DSAC impregnated with 30% of acid concentration heated at 500°C for 20min heating duration. However, there is insignificant difference between removal efficiency of toluene by DSAC and different toluene concentrations. The toluene adsorption by DSAC was better fitted into Freundlich model.
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spelling upm.eprints-235592016-11-25T08:45:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23559/ Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell Tham, Yee Jun Abdul Latif, Puziah Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom Arumugam, Shamala Devi Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin In the effort to find alternative low cost adsorbent for volatile organic vapors has prompted this research in assessing the effectiveness of activated carbon produced from durian shell in removing toluene vapors. Durian shells were impregnated with different concentrations of H 3PO 4 followed by carbonization at 500°C for 20min under nitrogen atmosphere. The prepared durian shell activated carbon (DSAC) was characterized for its physical and chemical properties. The removal efficiency of toluene by DSAC was performed using different toluene concentrations. Results showed that the highest BET surface area of the produced DSAC was 1404m 2/g. Highest removal efficiency of toluene vapors was achieved by using DSAC impregnated with 30% of acid concentration heated at 500°C for 20min heating duration. However, there is insignificant difference between removal efficiency of toluene by DSAC and different toluene concentrations. The toluene adsorption by DSAC was better fitted into Freundlich model. Elsevier 2011-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23559/1/Performance%20of%20toluene%20removal%20by%20activated%20carbon%20derived%20from%20durian%20shell.pdf Tham, Yee Jun and Abdul Latif, Puziah and Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom and Arumugam, Shamala Devi and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin (2011) Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell. Bioresource Technology, 102 (2). pp. 724-728. ISSN 0960-8524; ESSN: 1873-2976 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852410014495 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.068
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Abdul Latif, Puziah
Abdullah, Ahmad Makmom
Arumugam, Shamala Devi
Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin
Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
title Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
title_full Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
title_fullStr Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
title_full_unstemmed Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
title_short Performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
title_sort performance of toluene removal by activated carbon derived from durian shell
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