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In today’s modern world, there is a global need for waste utilization which makes use of... more Abstract In today’s modern world, there is a global need for waste utilization which makes use of raw materials from waste rather than letting them decompose in landfills. One way to utilize biomass waste is by producing activated carbon. Furthermore, the scope of usage of activated carbon has widened and thus, increased its demand in the market. Because of this, this study has proven to be relevant as it uses not only waste from pineapple (Ananas Comosus) but also produces an in-demand product which is activated carbon. This study’s main objective was to produce activated carbon from pineapple agro-waste biomass and to determine the parameters that would prove its adsorptive property through different analyses. The pineapple waste biomass was carbonized and activated with phosphoric acid of different concentrations (3M, 4M, 5M, 6M, 7M). The activated carbon was then analysed through physical (Wet and Dry Bulk Density, Porosity) and chemical (Iodine Number) analyses. The results of these analyses led to the conclusion that the pineapple agro-waste biomass can be an effective activated carbon and can be compared to the commercial activated carbon. Among the five concentrations, 5M H3PO4 yielded a high adsorption capacity as well as provide a sufficient surface area for adsorption due to its bulk density and porosity values and was able to adsorb the most iodine from the iodine test. The researchers would like to recommend future studies to try to vary other variables such as activation time or activation temperature given all other variables constant.
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In today’s modern world, there is a global need for waste utilization which makes use of... more Abstract In today’s modern world, there is a global need for waste utilization which makes use of raw materials from waste rather than letting them decompose in landfills. One way to utilize biomass waste is by producing activated carbon. Furthermore, the scope of usage of activated carbon has widened and thus, increased its demand in the market. Because of this, this study has proven to be relevant as it uses not only waste from pineapple (Ananas Comosus) but also produces an in-demand product which is activated carbon. This study’s main objective was to produce activated carbon from pineapple agro-waste biomass and to determine the parameters that would prove its adsorptive property through different analyses. The pineapple waste biomass was carbonized and activated with phosphoric acid of different concentrations (3M, 4M, 5M, 6M, 7M). The activated carbon was then analysed through physical (Wet and Dry Bulk Density, Porosity) and chemical (Iodine Number) analyses. The results of these analyses led to the conclusion that the pineapple agro-waste biomass can be an effective activated carbon and can be compared to the commercial activated carbon. Among the five concentrations, 5M H3PO4 yielded a high adsorption capacity as well as provide a sufficient surface area for adsorption due to its bulk density and porosity values and was able to adsorb the most iodine from the iodine test. The researchers would like to recommend future studies to try to vary other variables such as activation time or activation temperature given all other variables constant.
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In today’s modern world, there is a global need for waste utilization which makes use of raw materials from waste rather than letting them decompose in landfills. One way to utilize biomass waste is by producing activated carbon. Furthermore, the scope of usage of activated carbon has widened and thus, increased its demand in the market. Because of this, this study has proven to be relevant as it uses not only waste from pineapple (Ananas Comosus) but also produces an in-demand product which is activated carbon. This study’s main objective was to produce activated carbon from pineapple agro-waste biomass and to determine the parameters that would prove its adsorptive property through different analyses. The pineapple waste biomass was carbonized and activated with phosphoric acid of different concentrations (3M, 4M, 5M, 6M, 7M). The activated carbon was then analysed through physical (Wet and Dry Bulk Density, Porosity) and chemical (Iodine Number) analyses. The results of these analyses led to the conclusion that the pineapple agro-waste biomass can be an effective activated carbon and can be compared to the commercial activated carbon. Among the five concentrations, 5M H3PO4 yielded a high adsorption capacity as well as provide a sufficient surface area for adsorption due to its bulk density and porosity values and was able to adsorb the most iodine from the iodine test. The researchers would like to recommend future studies to try to vary other variables such as activation time or activation temperature given all other variables constant.
In today’s modern world, there is a global need for waste utilization which makes use of raw materials from waste rather than letting them decompose in landfills. One way to utilize biomass waste is by producing activated carbon. Furthermore, the scope of usage of activated carbon has widened and thus, increased its demand in the market. Because of this, this study has proven to be relevant as it uses not only waste from pineapple (Ananas Comosus) but also produces an in-demand product which is activated carbon. This study’s main objective was to produce activated carbon from pineapple agro-waste biomass and to determine the parameters that would prove its adsorptive property through different analyses. The pineapple waste biomass was carbonized and activated with phosphoric acid of different concentrations (3M, 4M, 5M, 6M, 7M). The activated carbon was then analysed through physical (Wet and Dry Bulk Density, Porosity) and chemical (Iodine Number) analyses. The results of these analyses led to the conclusion that the pineapple agro-waste biomass can be an effective activated carbon and can be compared to the commercial activated carbon. Among the five concentrations, 5M H3PO4 yielded a high adsorption capacity as well as provide a sufficient surface area for adsorption due to its bulk density and porosity values and was able to adsorb the most iodine from the iodine test. The researchers would like to recommend future studies to try to vary other variables such as activation time or activation temperature given all other variables constant.