Activated carbons from two different types of sugar cane wastes, agricultural residues and bagasse, were prepared by phosphoric acid activation varying the carbonization temperature (300-600 °C), the weight ratio of phosphoric acid to precursor (R = 1-2.5), and carbonization time (0-3 h). Surface properties of the resulting carbons were markedly dependent on the precursor and a combined effect of the conditions employed. Bagasse carbons showed higher surface area and pore volume than those from agricultural residues. Maximum surface areas of around 1100 and 780 m2/g were respectively attained. Temperature above 500 °C, impregnation ratio higher than 2, or prolonged carbonization beyond 1 h led to reduction in porosity development. Selected carbons from both wastes with relatively large mean pore radius showed good ability to decolorize a diluted solution of synthetic melanoidin, used as a model of molasses wastewater. Iodine number between 608 and 746 and methylene blue uptake of 213-261 (mg/g) were determined for the selected samples. Activated carbons from two different types of sugar cane wastes, agricultural residues and bagasse, were prepared by phosphoric acid activation varying the carbonization temperature (300-600°C), the weight ratio of phosphoric acid to precursor (R = 1-2.5), and carbonization time (0-3 h). Surface properties of the resulting carbons were markedly dependent on the precursor and a combined effect of the conditions employed. Bagasse carbons showed higher surface area and pore volume than those from agricultural residues. Maximum surface areas of around 1100 and 780 m2/g were respectively attained. Temperature above 500°C, impregnation ratio higher than 2, or prolonged carbonization beyond 1 h led to reduction in porosity development. Selected carbons from both wastes with relatively large mean pore radius showed good ability to decolorize a diluted solution of synthetic melanoidin, used as a model of molasses wastewater. Iodine number between 608 and 746 and methylene blue uptake of 213-261 (mg/g) were determined for the selected samples.
Documento: | Artículo |
Título: | Phosphoric acid activation of agricultural residues and bagasse from sugar cane: Influence of the experimental conditions on adsorption characteristics of activated carbons |
Autor: | Castro, J.B.; Bonelli, P.R.; Cerrella, E.G.; Cukierman, A.L. |
Ciudad: | Washington |
Filiación: | Prog. Invest./Desarrollo F.A.M.P.E., Departamento de Industrias, Ciudad Universitaria, (1428) Buenos Aires, Argentina Grupo de Invest. de Fuentes A.E., Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Univ. Pinar del Rio, Hermanos S.M.O., Pinar del Rio, Cuba |
Palabras clave: | Adsorption; Agricultural wastes; Bagasse; Carbonization; Chemical activation; Impregnation; Phosphoric acid; Porosity; Sugar cane; Surface properties; Thermal effects; Melanoidin; Methylene blue; Pore volume; Surface area; Activated carbon; activated carbon; bagasse; phosphoric acid; adsorption; Argentina; article; effluent; fermentation; sugar industry; surface property |
Año: | 2000 |
Volumen: | 39 |
Número: | 11 |
Página de inicio: | 4166 |
Página de fin: | 4172 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie0002677 |
Título revista: | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Título revista abreviado: | Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. |
ISSN: | 08885885 |
CODEN: | IECRE |
CAS: | activated carbon, 64365-11-3, 82228-96-4; bagasse, 9006-97-7; phosphoric acid, 7664-38-2 |
Registro: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08885885_v39_n11_p4166_Castro |