Activated Carbon by Potassium Carbonate Activation from Pine Sawdust (Pinus montezumae Lamb.)

Francisco Márquez-Montesino, Neil Torres-Figueredo, Adela Lemus-Santana, Fernando Trejo

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Abstract

Activated carbon (AC) was gained from Pinus montezumae (PM) wood sawdust and chemical activation with K2CO3 was used for obtaining activated carbons. Variations in reaction conditions such as temperature, impregnation ratio (IR), and activation time were carried out to study their influence on the specific surface area (SSA) and average pore volume (APV) in AC. Materials were analyzed by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to determine the functional groups, pore structure, and morphology of pine sawdust and activated carbons. Activated carbons were amorphous in nature with some crystalline regions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1716-1725
Number of pages10
JournalChemical Engineering and Technology
Volume43
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2020

Keywords

  • Activated carbon
  • Chemical activation
  • Pinus montezumae sawdust

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