Research Article

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

Table 4

Effect of activating agent concentration on activated carbon yield.

SamplesH3PO4 concentration (M)Tall tree variety yield (%) (A1–A4) at 575°CDwarf tree variety yield (%) (A1A4) at 575°C

, 0.3022.426.3
,—0.5024.1
, 0.6732.834.0
, 1.0037.946.6
, 1.3332.340.1