Research Article
Effect of Chemical Activation on the Adsorption of Heavy Metals Using Activated Carbons from Waste Materials
Table 1
Characterization of activated carbon from bamboo, coconut, palm kernel, and other reference activated carbons.
| | S/N |
Parameter |
Unit | Locally made GAC |
References activated carbon | | Bamboo | Coconut | Palm kernel |
| | 1 | Bulk density | g/cm3 | 0.458 | 0.8086 | 0.8332 | 0.2–0.6 Long and Criscione [9] | | 2 | Methylene blue adsorptive capacity | mg/g | 941.325 | 46.30755 | 42.230 | 900–1100 Wikipedia [8] | | 3 | Iodine number | g of iodine/kg of C. | 1,197.45 | 559.8971 | 709.20 | 500–1200 Long and Criscione [9] | | 4 | Ash content | % | 2.760 | 0.98 | 6.435 | ≤8 Metcalf and Eddy [10] | | 5 | Pore volume | Cm3 | 0.4543 | 0.1777 | 0.1731 | 0.5–2.5 Long and Criscione [9] |
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