Microwave-Alkali Activation on the Morphology and Structure of Bamboo Activated Carbon

Fazlena Hamzah; Mahanim Sarif; Farah Nur Zaiham Zulkifli; Nur Hamizah Ismail; Shareena Fairuz Abdul Manaf; Ani Idris; Wan Asma Ibrahim; Jagannathan Krishnan

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.575.154

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Microwave-Alkali Activation on the Morphology and Structure of Bamboo Activated Carbon

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A study was conducted for production of activated carbon (AC) from industrial bamboo waste using carbonization and Microwave-alkali (Mw-A) activation techniques. The aim of the study is to produce activated carbon with higher surface area via Mw-A activation techniques. The study was focused on the effect of activation (KOH soaking and Mw-A) and carbonization temperature (400^oC and 500^oC) on the physical and chemical structure of AC. The analysis was conducted using proximate analysis, BET surface area, FESEM and FTIR analysis. The morphology and characteristic study on activated carbon shown that Mw-A activation techniques gave higher BET surface area and well develop pore structure. The results indicated that Mw-A activation of activated carbon gave BET surface area of 950m²g^-1, whereas by using steam activation only 719 m²g^-1 of BET surface area was recorded. Higher carbonization temperature for Mw-A treated bamboo produced higher surface area of AC. At 500^oC, 1578m²g^-1 BET surface area of AC was achieved. This work highlighted, Mw-A activation can be applied and further enhanced to obtain higher surface area of activated carbon derived from industrial bamboo waste.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 575)

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Fazlena Hamzah*, Mahanim Sarif, Farah Nur Zaiham Zulkifli, Nur Hamizah Ismail, Shareena Fairuz Abdul Manaf, Ani Idris, Wan Asma Ibrahim, Jagannathan Krishnan

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Activated Carbon, Alkali, Bamboo, Microwave

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