Comparison on pore development of activated carbon produced from palm shell and coconut shell

被引:274
作者
Daud, WMAW [1 ]
Ali, WSW [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaya, Dept Chem Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
关键词
activated carbon; palm shell; coconut shell; pore development;
D O I
10.1016/j.biortech.2003.09.015
中图分类号
S2 [农业工程];
学科分类号
0828 ;
摘要
A series of experiments were conducted to compare the pore development in palm-shell and coconut-shell-based activated carbons produced under identical experimental conditions. Carbonization and activation processes were carried out at 850 degreesC using a fluidized bed reactor. Within the range of burn-off studied, at any burn-off, the micropore and mesopore volumes created in palm-shell-based activated carbon were always higher than those of coconut-shell-based activated carbon. On macropore volume, for palm-shell-based activated carbon, the volume increased with increase in burn-off up to 30% and then decreased. However, for coconut-shell-based activated carbon, the change in macropore volume with burn-off was almost negligible but the absolute macropore volume decreased with burn-off. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:63 / 69
页数:7
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