Molecular Biology: Open Access

Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences and Arts, Dhahran Aljanoub, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia

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• Research   
  Characterization of Pores Size, Surface area and Fractal Dimensions of Activated Carbon Powder Prepared from Date Palm Leaves
  Author(s): Fatima Musbah Abbas*, Zehbah Ali Al Ahmad, Rehab Omer Elnour Elgezouly and Abubaker Elsheikh Abdelrahman
  
  Activated carbon (AC) powder was prepared by the KOH activation of date palm leaves (Phoenix dactylifera L). Date palm leaves (DPLs) were pre-carbonized at low temperatures, ground to a fine green powder and activated with 0%–7% KOH (by weight), before being carbonized at 700°C in a nitrogen atmosphere. The activated carbon powders (ACPs) produced was characterized in terms of pore size, surface area and fractal dimensions of pores. The measurements were made using nitrogen adsorption properties (BET), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) techniques. Results indicate that the pore structure of the ACs is mainly composed of mesoporous micropores of (0.88-17.0 nm) (BET) and (8.0-10.2 nm) (SAXS) with a relatively small surface area (SBET) of (0.37–2.0222 m2/g) and (SSAXS) of (0.8–0.611.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9547.2022.11.353

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