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Lignocellulosic materials are good and cheap precursors for the production of activated carbon. In this study, activated carbons were prepared from the lignin at different temperatures (200 to 500°C) by ZnCl2. The effects influencing the surface area of the resulting activated carbon are activation temperature, activation time and impregnation ratio. The optimum condition, are found an impregnation ratio of 2, an activation temperature of 450°C, and an activation time of 2 h. The results showed that the surface area and micropores volume of activated carbon at the experimental conditions are achieved to 587 and 0.23 cm3 g−1, respectively. The adsorption behavior of methyl orange dye from aqueous solution onto activated lignin was investigated as a function of equilibrium time, pH and concentration. The Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models were applied to describe the equilibrium isotherms. A maximum adsorption capacity of 300 mg g−1 of methyl orange by activated carbon was achieved.
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Mahmoudi, K., Hamdi, N., Kriaa, A. et al. Adsorption of methyl orange using activated carbon prepared from lignin by ZnCl2 treatment. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 86, 1294–1300 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024412060180
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