Study the effect of preparation conditions of activated carbon from palm shell for methane adsorption

A. Arami-Niya*, W. M.A. Wan Daud, F. S. Mjalli, A. Shamiri

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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 languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICBEE 2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Proceedings
Pages381-385
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, ICBEE 2010 - Cairo, Egypt
Duration: Nov 2 2010Nov 4 2010

Publication series

NameICBEE 2010 - 2010 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Proceedings

Other

Other2nd International Conference on Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, ICBEE 2010
Country/TerritoryEgypt
CityCairo
Period11/2/1011/4/10

Keywords

  • Activated carbon
  • Activation
  • Methane adsorption
  • Palm shell
  • Response surface methodology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

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