Synthesis N-Doped Activated Carbon from Sugarcane Bagasse for CO2 Adsorption

Nitrogen-doped activated carbon (SBACN) was synthesized from sugarcane bagasse waste as acarbon source and urea as nitrogen source through potassium hydroxide (KOH) activation for 2 h at high temperature via two step methods. The synthesized SBCN was characterized using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). The results showed that the SBCN has low degree crystallinity and graphitization with highly developed micropores due to synergistik activation effect of KOH and urea. These characteristics provide an important contribution to carbon dioxide adsorption capacity, which can reach up to 11,20% wt and this value is higher than pristine activated carbon. The results indicating that the presence of this nitrogen functionalities is found to have a beneficial influence on the carbon dioxide adsorption characteristic in standart condition and exhibit considerable potential in solid adsorption

Sintesis Zeolit-A dari Abu Dasar Batubara dengan Pemisahan Fe dan Ca

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mensintesis zeolit-A dari abu dasar dengan pemisahan kandungan Fe dan Ca sebelum dilakukan peleburan. Zeolit-A disintesis menggunakan ekstrak yang dihasilkan melalui metode peleburan abu dasar pada suhu 750oC dalam atmosfer udara yang diikuti proses hidrotermal pada suhu 100°C selama 12 jam. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa kristalinitas zeolit-A dengan pemisahan Fe dan Ca sebesar 88,64% dengan tingkat kemurnian yang lebih besar, sementara pada zeolit-A tanpa pemisahan Fe dan Ca yang telah dilaporkan pada penelitian sebelumnya didapatkan kristalinitas sebesar 84,19% dengan tingkat kemurnian yang lebih rendah

Development of Activated Carbon Material from Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch for CO2 Adsorption

This study aims to determine the CO2 adsorption capacity of activated carbon doped with nitrogen. Activated carbon is carbonized from oil palm empty fruit bunches (OPEFB). The results of lignocellulose analysis from OPEFB, 42.87 wt% of hemicellulose, 27.31 wt% of lignin, 23.02 wt% of cellulose and 6.80 wt% of ash. Potassium hydroxide is used as an activating agent and urea as a nitrogen precursor with an OPEFB mass: urea is 1: 1 to 1: 5. The method used is single-step, where carbonization-activation-doping is made into one process. Activated activated carbon is characterized by Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) isotherm, and scanning electron microscope (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray. Infrared spectra showed that N-doped activated carbon was successfully synthesized. Diffractogram shows an amorphous structure with graphitic plane (002) and (100). ACN11 produces the highest surface area of 1309.47 m2 g-1. The results of gravimetric CO2 adsorption at 30 °C and 1 atm conditions resulted in the largest CO2 adsorption capacity of ACN14 at 15.02 wt%. The ACN11 and ACN14 adsorption kinetics models followed the intraparticle diffusion model with R2 values of 0.95 and 0.97

Synthesis of TiO2/Zeolite-A Composite for The Removal of Methylene Blue on Direct Sunlight

Wastewater generated from textile industry contains azo dye, (e.g., methylene blue), which is inefficient to decompose by using biological processes, and requires long treatment time. TiO2 is the most widely used adsorbent for industrial applications and photocatalytic degradation of various azo dyes in textile wastewater. Its anatase is the most effective and widely used photocatalyst, however the wide band gap of TiO2 has limited its widespread application in industry since it needs to be excited by ultraviolet (UV) light. In order to overcome this issue, combination of adsorbent zeolite and TiO2 into the composite was used in this study so that TiO2 can adsorb methylene blue under direct sunlight. Composition of 1 g TiO2 and 1 g Zeolite composite was used in batch method to eliminate different methylene blue concentrations, i.e., 25; 50; 75; 100; 125; 150; 200; and 250 ppm by means of adsorption process under direct sunlight. The experimental result showed that addition of zeolite was able to considerably improve adsorption capacity of TiO2 on direct sunlight in the range of 97.2 – 99.3 % of methylene blue removal. The highest removal was observed in the case of lower concentrations of methylene blue, i.e., in the range of 25-50 ppm