Determination of Optimum Conditions for the Production of Activated Carbon Derived from Separate Varieties of Coconut Shells

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sample</td><td class="align_center">Activating agent</td><td class="align_center">Absorbance</td><td class="align_center">Adsorptive performance (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>S</i>1</td><td class="align_center">ZnCl<sub>2</sub></td><td class="align_center">1.661</td><td class="align_center">94.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>S</i>2</td><td class="align_center">KOH</td><td class="align_center">1.87</td><td class="align_center">70</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>S</i>3</td><td class="align_center">H<sub>3</sub>PO<sub>4</sub></td><td class="align_center">0.166</td><td class="align_center">99.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><i>S</i>4</td><td class="align_center">Nil</td><td class="align_center">1.903</td><td class="align_center">45</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Effect of activating agent on adsorptive performance.

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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Table 2: Determination of Optimum Conditions for the Production of Activated Carbon Derived from Separate Varieties of Coconut Shells 