Environmental Informatics and Soft Computing Paradigm: Processing of Cocos Nucifera Shell Derived Activated Carbon for Treatment of Distillery Spent Wash—A Solution to Environmental Issue

Table 2

Characteristics of adsorbents.

Sr. no.	Characteristics	CSC	CAC
1	Moisture, %	16.26	6.37
2	Ash content, %	0.33	4.51
3	Bulk density, g/cc	0.67	0.57
4	Matter soluble in water, %	1.32	1.31
5	Matter soluble in acid, %	2.25	1.39
6	pH	2.40	8.50
7	Decolorizing power, mg/g	39	78
8	Surface area, m^2/g	1.69	337