Mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon from biomass waste via microwave-assisted-H3PO4 activation for methylene blue dye adsorption: An optimized process

Ali H. Jawad; Nurul Najwa Abd Malek; Tumirah Khadiran; Zeid A. ALOthman; Zaher Mundher Yaseen

doi:10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109288

Mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon from biomass waste via microwave-assisted-H₃PO₄ activation for methylene blue dye adsorption: An optimized process

Ali H. Jawad^*, Nurul Najwa Abd Malek, Tumirah Khadiran, Zeid A. ALOthman, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

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Abstract

In this study, rubber seed pericarp (RSP) biomass wastes (specific surface area = 0.79 m²/g) were converted into mesoporous high-surface-area activated carbon (RSP-AC) (specific surface area = 1245.7 m²/g) via microwave heating process using H₃PO₄ as an activating agent. The optimum activation conditions were determined by using response surface methodology with Box-Behnken design (RSM-BBD). The best activation conditions for RSP-AC preparation were found to be impregnation ratio 1:2 (RSP:H₃PO₄), radiation power 800 W and radiation time 15 min. The effectiveness of RSP-AC material towards removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous environment was evaluated and optimized by RSM-BBD. The RSP-AC shows effective and fast removal of MB (100 mg/L) of 92 % within 10 min, and at optimum working conditions of RSP-AC dose 0.05 g, and solution pH 7.8 as confirmed by RSM-BBD. The maximum adsorption capacity of RSP-AC towards MB was found to be 347.8 mg/g at 25 ± 2 °C. This result indicates that RSP-AC is a promising activated carbon material with potential application in wastewater treatment.

Original language	English
Article number	109288
Journal	Diamond and Related Materials
Volume	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2022.109288
State	Published - Oct 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Activated carbon
Adsorption
Box-Behnken design
Microwave
Rubber seed pericarp

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
General Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
General Physics and Astronomy
Materials Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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