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A one-step self-sustained low temperature carbonization of coconut shell biomass produced a high specific surface
Mohd Hafif Samsudin1, Mohd Ali Hassan1,2, Juferi Idris3,4
11 Department of Bioprocess Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Abstract:
A one-step self-sustained carbonization of coconut shell biomass, carried out in a brick reactor at a relatively low temperature of 300-500°C, successfully produced a biochar-derived adsorbent with 308 m2/g surface area, 2 nm pore diameter, and 0.15 cm3/g total pore volume. The coconut shell biochar qualifies as a nano-adsorbent, supported by scanning electron microscope images, which showed well-developed nano-pores on the surface of the biochar structure, even though there was no separate activation process. This is the first report whereby coconut shell can be converted to biochar-derived nano-adsorbent at a low carbonization temperature, without the need of the activation process. This is superior to previous reports on biochar produced from oil palm empty fruit bunch.
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