Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Gerardo Cruz

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• Research Article
  Production of Activated Carbon from Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) Pod Husk
  Author(s): Gerardo Cruz, Minna Pirilä, Mika Huuhtanen, Lili Carrión, Emilio Alvarenga and Riitta L KeiskiGerardo Cruz, Minna Pirilä, Mika Huuhtanen, Lili Carrión, Emilio Alvarenga and Riitta L Keiski
  
  Activated carbons were obtained from cocoa pod husk using two different initial particle sizes (ranges 0.25 – 0.50mm and 0.50 – 1.00mm), three chemical activation agents (K2CO3, KOH and ZnCl2) and carbonization under nitrogen atmosphere during two hours at three different temperatures (500°C, 650°C and 800°C). The prepared activated carbons were characterized using Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) and Langmuir surface areas, pore volume, average pore size, bulk density, moisture, ash content, and yield. The five best activated carbons were selected for further experiments according to the chemical activation agent used, high BET surface area, high pore volume and low ash content. Additionally, content of impurities, carbon content and FE-SEM micrographs were determined for these five best activated carbons. As adsorption tests were also carried out with.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-784X.1000109

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