Preparation of high surface area activated carbon from waste-biomass of sunflower piths: Kinetics and equilibrium studies on the dye removal

Baysal, Mustafa and Bilge, Kaan and Yılmaz, Bengisu and Papila, Melih and Yürüm, Yuda (2018) Preparation of high surface area activated carbon from waste-biomass of sunflower piths: Kinetics and equilibrium studies on the dye removal. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6 (2). pp. 1702-1713. ISSN 2213-3437 (Print) 2213-2929 (Online)

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Abstract

Sunflower pith (SP), a vast agricultural waste is herein used as a precursor material for highly porous low density activated carbon production. Porosity and flake-like microstructure of the SP in its natural form are shown by micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT). Carbonization process turns the SP into thin, separated carbon flakes of 200 nm thickness. Two types of alkaline based chemical activation with KOH and NaOH are performed to yield SP based activated carbon (AC), K-SPAC and N-SPAC, respectively. Microstructural changes upon carbonization and activation process are elaborated by RAMAN, FTIR and SEM analyses. BET Surface area of the NaOH-activated N-SPAC was calculated as 2690 m(2)/g and was higher than KOH-activated K-SPAC with 2090 m(2)/g. Maximum adsorption capacity of N-SPAC was calculated as 965 mg/g whereas it was 580 mg/g for K-SPAC. Adsorption kinetic studies for N-SPAC revealed that at a low initial concentration of dye (500 mg/L), the pseudo first-order kinetic model was predictive. On the other hand, at high initial MB concentration (1000 mg/L), the results indicate that the adsorption kinetics follow the Elovich model with intraparticle diffusion as one of the rate-determining steps. In conclusion, overall results suggest that thanks to its highly porous microstructure, the SP is an alternative renewable AC precursor choice for dye removal applications.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Sunflower pith; Char; Activated carbon; CTscan; Adsorption
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Basic Sciences > Chemistry
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Yuda Yürüm
Date Deposited: 15 Aug 2018 11:51
Last Modified: 23 May 2023 12:43
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/35485

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