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FRONTIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 206-215Publisher
HIGHER EDUCATION PRESS
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-014-0631-7
Keywords
mesoporous activated carbon; response surface methodology; adsorption isotherm; agricultural wastes
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41171248]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2012M511330]
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This work explores the feasibility of Jerusalem artichoke stem (JAS), an agricultural waste, as an alternative precursor for fabrication of mesoporous activated carbon (MAC) via conventional ZnCl2 activation. The as-prepared JAS-MACs were characterized by thermogravimetric, nitrogen gas adsorption isotherm and high resolution scanning electron microscopy analysis. The interacting effects of chemical dosage, activation temperature and time on the mesoporosity, mesopore volume and carbon yield were investigated, and further optimized by response surface methodology (RSM). The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, mesoporosity and mesopore volume of the JAS-MAC prepared under optimum condition were identified to be 1631 m(2)center dot g(-1), 90.16% and 1.11 cm(3)center dot g(-1), respectively. Compared with commercial activated carbons, this carbon exhibited a comparable monolayer adsorption capacity of 374.5 mg center dot g(-1) for Methylene Blue dye. The findings suggest that RSM could be an effective approach for optimizing the pore structure of fabricated activated carbons.
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