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Kinetics of CO2 adsorption on microwave palm shell activated carbon

  • Noor Shawal Nasri*
  • , Usman Dadum Hamza
  • , Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
  • , Jibril Mohammed
  • , Murtala Musa Ahmed
  • , Husna Mohd Zain
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Activated carbon was prepared from palm shell by pyrolysis followed by K2CO3 assisted microwave heating. Effects of temperature on adsorption capability and kinetics of the sorbent towards CO2 adsorption was also studied. The results indicated that, the amount CO2 adsorbed decrease as the adsorption temperature increases. The kinetic data were obtained using a static volumetric method at 303.15, 343.15, 378.15, and 443.15 K and at pressures up to 4 bar. The kinetics of CO2 adsorption on the activated carbons was examined using the pseudofirst-order equation and pseudosecond-order equations. Weber and Morris intraparticle diffusion model was applied to examine the mechanism of the adsorption system. Lowest CO2 uptake recorded was 0.3 mmol/g at 443.15 K and 0.5 bar while the highest was 7.45mmol/g obtained at 303.15 K and 4 bar. The kinetics followed pseudosecond-order model. Pore diffusion is not the sole rate diffusion mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEngineering and Innovative Materials III
EditorsAxel Sikora, Axel Sikora, Muhammad Yahaya, Muhammad Yahaya, Sunny Su, Sunny Su
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages224-228
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9783038352853, 9783038352853
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Materials, ICEIM 2014 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: 4 Sep 20145 Sep 2014

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume1043
ISSN (Print)1022-6680
ISSN (Electronic)1662-8985

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Engineering and Innovative Materials, ICEIM 2014
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period4/09/145/09/14

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.

Keywords

  • CO2 adsorption
  • Effect of temperature
  • Kinetics
  • Microwave activated carbons
  • Palm shell

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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