Carbon Adsorbent from Waste Materials (Coconut Shell, Oil Palm Shell, Plastic Bag) for Hydrocarbon Gas Storage

• Main Authors: Herawan, Safarudin Gazali, Mohamad, Imran Syakir, Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal, Yusof, Ahmad Anas, Mat Tokit, Ernie
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7517/1/IPTA_Expo_UPM_2003.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7517/

Coconut shell and oil palm shell are an agricultural waste material found abundantly in Malaysia. Since the characteristics of coconut shell and oil palm shell were found suitable for preparing activated carbon, these materials also have the potential to be prepared into useful and valuable produc...