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ARABIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 12, Issue 8, Pages 4541-4549Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2016.07.022
Keywords
Additive; Adsorption; Characterization; Utilization
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- Science and Engineering Research Board, India [SB/S3/CE/077/2013]
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This work highlights the preparation of adsorbents using a common agricultural waste [groundnut shell (GS)] and their characterization and adsorption efficacy. The study investigates the chemical, physical, mineralogical, and morphological characteristics of three types of adsorbents produced using groundnut shell (GS),according to three distinct methods[ash by combustion (GSA), biochar by pyrolysis (GSC),and activated carbon by chemical activation (GSAC)of bio char (KOH : bio char: 2.5:1)]. The synthesized adsorbents (GSA, GSC, and GSAC) were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), CHNS (ultimate analysis), Benner-Emmer-Teller (BET), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) techniques. A progressive increase in BET surface area was noted with the change in preparation methods: GSA (8 m(2)/g), GSC (43 m(2)/g), and GSAC (709 m(2)/g). To the best of our knowledge, for the first time ever, adsorbents prepared using GS were characterized in detail and their adsorptive abilities were investigated using a commonly used herbicide, 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D),as a representative. Batch experiments were conducted to study the effect of different operational parameters such as adsorbent dose, initial 2,4-D concentration, and contact time. The adsorption capacity of GSA, GSC, and GSAC was found to be 0.87, 3.02, and 250 mg/g, respectively, whereas the equilibrium time was found to be 60, 120, and 240 min, respectively. The adsorption capacity of GSAC (250 mg/g) was found to be comparable with the highest reported values in the literature [langsat empty fruit bunch activated carbon (LEFBAC; 261 mg/g) and pumpkin seed hull (260 mg/g)]. (C) 2016 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University.
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