Porous activated carbon particles from rice straw waste and their adsorption properties

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Asep Bayu Dani Nandiyanto, Zulfan Adi Putra, Riezqa Andika, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Tedi Kurniawan, Rizka Zulhijah, Ida Hamidah

2017 Journal of Engineering Science and Technology Vol. 12 Issue Special Issue 10 Article Cited by 68 SDG 12SDG 17 Quartile

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to synthesize porous activated carbon particles from rice straw waste and investigate their adsorption properties. Production of porous carbon particles involved several steps: (i) burning rice straw waste; (ii) ball-mill process; and (iii) the activation treatment. To achieve the optimum process in the activation treatment, the concentration of activating agent (i.e. potassium hydroxide) was varied. Experimental results showed that this method is effective to create porous carbon particles. Control of the porosity is also possible by managing the amount of activation agent (i.e. potassium hydroxide). The higher concentration of activation agent has a direct correlation to produce more cavities in the material. The study also confirms that the change in porosity has a direct impact to the ability of the product for adsorbing molecules. Since the present method is converting rice straw waste into useful and valuable porous carbon particles, further development of this study would give a positive impact for the reduction of rice straw waste emission. © School of Engineering, Taylor’s University.

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Departemen Kimia, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi no 229, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia; Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Tronoh, 31750, Malaysia; School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, 38541, South Korea; Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, 26600, Pahang, Malaysia; Departemen Teknik Kimia, Universitas Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Departemen Pendidikan Teknik Mesin, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Jl. Dr. Setiabudi no 229, Bandung, 40154, Indonesia

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