Affiliation:
1. Shri AMM Murugappa Chettiar Research Centre (MCRC), Taramani, Chennai 600 113, Tamil Nadu, India
2. National Research Centre, Cellulose and Paper Department, El-Bohousse Street, Dokki 12622, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
This work deals with optimizing the conditions of pyrolysis and type of activator to upgrade the use of
Casuarina equisetifolia
fruit waste (CFW) as available and a potential precursor, in production of activated carbon (AC). In this respect, the route of activation was carried out through one- and two-step pyrolysis processes, using different chemical activating agents, such as H
3
PO
4
, KOH and ZnCl
2
. The performance of the CFW-based ACs is assessed by estimating the physico-chemical characteristics (pH, electrical conductivity, bulk density and hardness), surface morphology and scanning electron microscopy, together with carbon yield, surface area and adsorption performance of pollutants in aqueous medium (methylene blue, iodine and molasses colour removal efficiencies). The results show that the two-step activation process was more effective than one-step activation for providing high adsorption performance CFW-based ACs. The maximum Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area 547.89 m
2
g
−1
was produced by using H
3
PO
4
activating agents, and applied two-step pyrolysis. According to the American Water Work Association and based on bulk density of the investigated ACs, we recommend that most of produced ACs are suitable for treating waste water.
Funder
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, New Delhi
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