Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (ISSN : 0975-7384)

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Original Articles: 2013 Vol: 5 Issue: 4

Production of activated carbon from local raw materials using physical and chemical preparation methods

Abstract

This study was concentrated on the preparation of activated carbon from local raw material (Rice husk & waste plastic), as they are available in large quantities. A comparison between physical and chemical preparation methods and their efficiency were investigated. Results are shown that the preparation by chemical method is more efficiency than physical method due to bigger surface area of AC, except treatment with NaOH. The optimum preparation conditions together with the effected of these conditions on the yield & efficiency of produced AC have been studied.The maximum surface area of produced AC from rise husks is 201.15 m2/gm in physical method and the maximum surface area in chemical method is 329.8714, 280 and 59.0532 when treated with H3PO4, ZnCl2 and NaOH respectively. While the surface area of produced AC from waste plastic is nill that indicate the porosity is not available. Also the characteristic of produced AC were determined such as surface area, bulk density, particle density, porosity, pH, pore volume and FTIR.