PosterID: 1471

HIGHLY EFFICIENT ACTIVATED CARBON FROM PALM SHELL AS AN ADSORBENT OF TOXIN/POISON

IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2013

M.M. Rahman, B. S. Mohsina, K.M. Sharif, B. Y. Kamaruzzamanb, M. B. AwangaKulliyyah of Pharmacy, bKulliyyah of Science,

International Islamic University MalaysiaPhone:0129559354, Fax:09-5716775, E-mail: mdrahman@iium.edu.my

Highly efficient activated carbon as an adsorbent of toxins has been successfully produced from palm shell through chemical activation process using phosphoric acid as activating agents. Palm shell is used as the main raw material for activated carbon production, which purchased from a local oil palm mill at Pahang, Malaysia. The surface area and pore diameter of the produced activated carbon was measured by Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) theory. All characterization of produced activated carbon was ensured that it is highly efficient. Finally it is tested in vitro to determine its adsorbing capacity as an antidote for paraquat as a toxin.

METHODOLOGY

RESULT

Figure 1: SEM of produced carbon by different temperature

550 600

SUMMARY

Sample ID Temperature (0C) Surface Area (m2g-1) Pore Volume (cm3g-1)T-1 550 1153 0.731676

T-2 600 1280 0.871767T-3 650 1200 0.782567

Adsorbed Paraquat on activated carbon (mg g-1)

Adsorption condition at 10 mgL-1 at 25mgL-1 at 50mgL-1

Saline free 3.30 4.30 7.25

NaCl (0.9%) soln 65.01 78.12 85.75

Table 1: Effect of activation on treated activated carbon in pore diameter and pore volume with different Temperatures.

Table 2: Removal of paraquat in different concentrations by activated carbon in saline free and NaCl (0.9%) saline solution

CONCLUSION

Highly efficient activated Carbon was prepared from palm shells by chemical activation in H3PO4 maintained optimum temperature 6000C for the removal of toxin.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS1. M. M. Rahmana*, M. Awanga, B. S. Mohosinaa, B. Y. Kamaruzzamanb, W.

B. Wan Nikc and C. M. C. Adnanc, (2012), “Waste Palm Shell Converted to High Efficient Activated Carbon by Chemical Activation Method and its Adsorption Capacity Tested by Water Filtration.” Vol. 2 (1), APCBEES Procedia, Vol. 1 (2012), 297–302. December, 2012 / Scopus

2. Md. Mokhlesur Rahman1*, Mohamed Awang1, Mohosina Binty Shajahan1, Tariq Abdul Razak1 and KamaruzzamanYunus2 “A highly efficient activated carbon by chemical activation method for adsorption of paraquat (toxin).” Materials Science Forum, Press, 2013 / ISI

Figure 4: Adsorption isotherm of paraquat Commercial and produced activated carbon

Product as tablet form

Characterization

BET Isotherm

Author Raw material Activating agent

Temperature Surface area Pore volume

Mohosina shahjahan et. al

Palm shell H3PO4 6000C 1287m2/g 0.74

Allwar et. al Palm shell ZnCl2 6000C 1297m2/g 0.71Devarly Prahas et.al

Jackfruit peel H3PO4 5500C 1260m2/g 0.73

Hondu et. al Coconut shell NA NA 849 NAMiyoshi et. al Petroleum

pitchNA NA 1081 NA

Table 3: Comparison of surface area property between activated carbon produced in this study and activated carbon produced by other researchers

665

EVO 50 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

LEICA EM SC005 Auto Fine Coater

Raw Palm shell