Molecular Biology: Open Access

Department of Physics, Centre for Ionics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  Activated Carbon Pellets Prepared from KOH Treated Pre-Carbonized Palm Leaves (Phoenix dactylifera L.): Structures and Surface Functional Groups
  Author(s): Abubaker Elsheikh Abdelrahman*, Fatima Musbah Abbas and Abdul Kariem Arof
  
  Series of activated carbon pellets were prepared from date palm leaves (Phoenix dactylifera L.) (DPL) primarily pre-carbonized at lower temperature and converted into fine grain powder to produce self-adhesive properties. The grain powder produced was chemically activated with KOH having a concentration of (0.0 - 0.09) by moles (M) converted into a pellet by applying 12 metric tons of pressure, before being carbonized at 1000oC in a nitrogen environment, using a multi-step heating profile. Wide angle X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to characterize the crystalline structure and estimate the crystallite parameters (d002, Lc and La) and amorphous contents of the activated carbon produced. The surface function groups were analyzed by FTIR transmission spectra. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the structure of the activate.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2168-9547.2023.12.365

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