Research Article

Carbon Dioxide Adsorption in Nanopores of Coconut Shell Chars for Pore Characterization and the Analysis of Adsorption Kinetics

Table 1

Proximate and ultimate analyses of coconut shell used in this study.

Proximate analysis (dry basis), wt%

Volatile matter80.80
Fixed carbon19.07
Ash content0.13

Ultimate analysis, wt%

C49.75
H5.60
O (by diff.)44.28
N0.35
S0.02