Batch sorption–desorption of As(III) from waste water by magnetic palm kernel shell activated carbon using optimized Box–Behnken design

Conventional steam activation for conversion of oil palm kernel shell biomass into activated carbon via biochar product

Conventional steam activation pyrolysis of waste materials such as oil palm kernel shell for production of biochar was investigated using central composite design. Conventional steam activation was carried out via an initial carbonization of oil palm kernel shell to obtain biochar and thereafter steam activation of the biochar using the conventional heating to produce activated carbon. Addition...

Characterisation of Pulverised Palm Kernel Shell for Sustainable Waste Diversification

The paper presents a report on the physico-thermal properties and elemental composition of pulverized palm kernel shell to enhance its use in engineering applications. Clean palm kernel shell were dried, milled and screened to obtain particles 0.23 mm mean diameter. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the physical and thermal properties of the pulverized palm kernel shell and its differentia...

Xylene removal from dilute solution by palm kernel activated charcoal: Kinetics and equilibrium analysis

Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is a highly toxic compound. Therefore, it is essential to remove this component from wastewater before discharging it to the environment. In this research work, palm kernel biomass was activated chemically by H3PO4 and synthesized activated charcoal was applied to separate xylene from aqueous media. The prepared activated charcoal was characterized using F...

arsenic removal from synthetic water using activated carbon derived from walnut shell

increasing of fresh water consumption and consecutively drought periods caused reduction of renewable freshwater resources in recent years. one of the basic strategies to conquer this problem is using non-conventional water resources particularly reuse of polluted water. in this study, activated carbon derived from walnut shell was used as tertiary treatment. activated carbon powder was used in...

Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds from Aqueous Solution by Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) in Batch System