Activated peat sludge as heterogenous catalysts for chalcone and its derivatives synthesis

• Main Author: Anastasia, Binti Mohd Shah Nizam Sherman
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24088/1/Anastasia%20binti%20Mohd%20Shah%20Nizam%20Sherman%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/24088/

Peat biomass can be obtained through sedimentation of peat water via addition of alum. The carbonaceous material with high carbon percentage could be modified to make it more porous by charring at 550 ºC for 2 hr. Chemical activation of biochar using 50 % NaOH produces peat sludge activated carbon (...