Activated carbon from various agricultural wastes by chemical activation with KOH : preparation and characterization

• Main Authors: Abdul Khalil, H. P. S., Mohammad, Jawaid, Firoozian, Parisha, Rashid, Umer, Islam, Aminul, Md Akil, Hazizan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: American Scientific Publishers 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30816/1/Activated%20carbon%20from%20various%20agricultural%20wastes%20by%20chemical%20activation%20with%20KOH.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30816/; http://www.aspbs.com/jbmbe/contents_jbmbe2013.htm#v7n6

Activated carbons (AC) were prepared by pyrolysis from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB), bamboo stem (BS), and coconut shells (CNS) at 800 °C by using potassium hydroxide under nitrogen atmosphere. The influence of temperature and type of agricultural biomass on surface area and morphological proper...