Studies on structural, morphological
and porous properties of carbonaceous
material made from a novel precursor
Journal Name:
- Dicle Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Mühendislik Dergisi
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Abstract (2. Language):
In order to contribute to the studies related to the
preparation of activated carbon that never losts its
importance due to its high surface area and
porosity, the preparation of new kinds of low cost
activated carbon constitutes the basis of this work.
Activated carbon is defined as a substance that its
inner surface and pore volume are developed
considerably with the process of activation applied
for substances that are contented high carbon. The
characteristics of activated carbon are big surface
area, high surface reactivity, big pore volume and
suitable pore distribution.
Activated carbon is indispensable for many fields of
industry and a generic term for a family of highly
porous carbonaceous materials, none of which can
be characterized by chemical analysis and prepared
in the laboratory from a large number of materials.
However, high cost of raw materials and energy
consumption of its production processes
substantially increase the cost of activated carbon
production. The production of activated carbons
from abundant and easily available wastes that
release to the environment as a result of industrial
activities is located in the center of the works
performed in this area in recent years.
The objective of this study was to produce the lowcost
and novel activated carbon (LSAC) from the
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) stones (LS) using
ZnCl2 as a chemical activation agent. The
production conditions for activated carbon
preparation were selected as follows: carbonization
temperature, 500oC; mass ratio of activating agent
to precursor, 1:1; and carbonization time, 60 min.
Physicochemical characteristics of the precursor
and carbonaceous material were investigated using
BET, FT-IR, SEM and XRD analysis. The BET
analysis shows that the LSAC has a high specific
surface area and pore volume up to 1193 m2/g and
1.16 gr/cm3, respectively. The pore structure of the
activated carbon is mainly composed of mesopore.
The XRD results revealed that the chemical
activation with ZnCl2 has given LS a graphitic
structure. After carbonization/activation of LS, the
SEM micrographs indicated that the pores have
developed and the surface has become
heterogeneous and the transformation to LSAC has
been realized. FT-IR analyses results show that
changes between surface functional groups of LS
and LSAC show that during the
carbonization/activation process organic matter is
decomposed and the formation of activated carbon
is complete. The results obtained in this study
indicated that the LSAC developed in this work can
be satisfactorily used in a wide range of
applications.
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Abstract (Original Language):
Endüstrinin birçok alanı için vazgeçilmez olan aktif karbon, herhangi bir şekilde yapısal formül veya
kimyasal analiz ile karakterize edilemeyen, oldukça yüksek gözenek ve iç yüzey yapısına sahip karbonlu
malzemedir ve laboratuar ölçekli olarak çok sayıda malzemeden üretilebilmektedir. Ancak hammadde
maliyeti ve üretim proseslerinin yüksek enerji tüketimi, aktif karbon üretim maliyetini oldukça
arttırmaktadır.
Aktif karbonların ucuz, bol miktarda ve kolay bulunabilen, endüstriyel faaliyetler sonucu oluşan atık değeri
yüksek bitkisel hammaddelerden elde edilmesi son yıllarda bu alandaki çalışmaların merkezinde yer
almaktadır.
Bu çalışmanın amacı, yenidünya (Eriobotrya japonica) çekirdeklerinden (YÇ) ZnCl2 kimyasal aktivatörü
kullanarak düşük maliyetli ve yeni bir aktif karbon (YÇAK) üretmekti. Aktif karbon hazırlanması için üretim
koşulları şu şekilde seçildi: karbonizasyon sıcaklığı, 500oC; hammaddeye karşılık aktivatörün kütle oranı,
1:1; ve karbonizasyon süresi, 60 dk. Hammadde ve karbonlu malzemenin fizikokimyasal karakteristikleri
BET, FT-IR, SEM ve XRD analizleri kullanılarak incelendi. Sonuçlar gösterdi ki yenidünya çekirdeği aktif
karbon (YÇAK) sırasıyla 1193 m2/g ve 1.16 gr/cm3 yüksek spesifik yüzey alanı ve gözenek hacmine sahiptir.
Bu çalışmadan üretilen yenidünya çekirdeği aktif karbonunun (YÇAK) çok çeşitli uygulama alanlarında
kullanılabileceği sonucuna varılabilir.
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