Abstract
The low-cost activated carbon was prepared from Palm shell an agricultural waste material, by combination of chemical and physical activation with phosphoric acid and CO2, respectively for adsorption of methane. Central composite design (CCD) was applied to study the influence of activation temperature, chemical ratio of phosphoric acid to palm shell and physical activation time on the amount of methane adsorption. A quadratic model was developed for adsorption of methane using Design-Expert software. Physical activation time was found to have the most effect on the methane adsorption capacity of produced activated carbon.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ICBEE 2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Proceedings |
Pages | 381-385 |
Number of pages | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, ICBEE 2010 - Cairo, Egypt Duration: Nov 2 2010 → Nov 4 2010 |
Other
Other | 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, ICBEE 2010 |
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Country | Egypt |
City | Cairo |
Period | 11/2/10 → 11/4/10 |
Keywords
- Activated carbon
- Activation
- Methane adsorption
- Palm shell
- Response surface methodology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Environmental Engineering