PRODUCTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FROM POMEGRANATE PULP BY PHOSPHORIC ACID

Authors : Eylem PEHLİVAN

Pages : 1-8

Doi:10.18596/jotcsa.370738

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Publication Date : 2017-12-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Normal 0 21 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:`Table Normal`; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:``; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:`Arial`,sans-serif; color:black; mso-ansi-language:#001F; mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language:HI;} In this study, samples of activated carbon were prepared from pomegranate pulp by chemical activation. H 3 PO 4 was used as chemical activation agent and three impregnation ratios insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(50-100-200%); by mass were applied on biomass at impregnation times of 24 and 48 hours. Carbonization is applied to impregnated biomass samples under N 2 sweeping gas in a fixed bed reactor at 500 and 700 ° C. For determination of chemical and physical properties of the obtained activated carbons; elemental analysis was applied to determine the elemental composition insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C, H, N, O); and FT-IR spectra was used to analyze the functional groups. BET equation was used to calculate the surface areas of activated carbons. For understanding the changes in the surface structure, activated carbons were conducted to Scanning Electron Microscopy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(SEM);. Maximum BET surface area insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(840 m 2 /g); was reached with the activated carbon generated using 200% H 3 PO 4 impregnated biomass sample, at a carbonization temperature of 700 °C and impregnation time of 48 hours. Experimental results showed that impregnation ratio have a significant effect on the pore structure of activated carbon and pomegranate pulp seems to be an alternative precursor for commercial activated carbon production.
Keywords : Chemical activation, carbonization, characterization, activated carbon, biomass