Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon Obtained from Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Fruit Stem

Figure 3

(a) FTIR analysis of UPC. (b) FTIR analysis of CPPAC. (c) FTIR analysis of CPZAC. UPC = untreated plantain carbon, CPPAC = carbonized plantain phosphoric acid activated carbon, and CPZAC = carbonized plantain zinc chloride activated carbon.

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