Research Article
Adsorption Phenomenon of Arundinaria alpina Stem-Based Activated Carbon for the Removal of Lead from Aqueous Solution
Table 1
Physicochemical and Pb (II) removal characteristics of AASAC.
| Parameters | Activated carbon samples | AASAC 1 (500°C) | AASAC 1 (600°C) | AASAC 1 (700°C) |
| Proximate analysis (%) | Moisture | 7.7 | 7.01 | 6.20 | Ash | 3.5 | 4.73 | 5.53 | Yield | 40.6 | 38.04 | 36.01 | Volatile matter | 23.4 | 22.27 | 21.07 | Porosity (%) | 0.704 | 0.6962 | 0.6926 | Volatile matter (%) | 23.4 | 22.27 | 21.07 | Specific gravity (gm/cm3) | 1.470 | 1.486 | 1.550 | Pb (II) removal (%) | 99.8 | 86.3 | 77.5 |
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