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Comparison and characterization of different types of durian husk as activated carbon

Manickam, Yamuna and Mad Nordin, Mariam Firdhaus and Wannahari, R. and Iqbal, Nida and Mohd. Shariff, Amir Husni and Khattak, Muhammad Adil (2015) Comparison and characterization of different types of durian husk as activated carbon. In: 1st ICRIL-International Conference on Innovation in Science and Technology (IICIST 2015), 20-22 Apr, 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Abstract

In this study, characterization of activated carbon (AC) produced from durian husk by chemical activation technique using potassium hydroxide (KOH) as activating agent. Three types of durian husk used were Durian D-2 (DD-2), Durian Kampung (DK) and Duriang Kacing Baju (DKB). All of these durians husk are then carbonized and activated. The particle size of AC is sieved between 300 - 600 mm. The AC is then characterised according to proximate analysis and chemical properties. The proximate analysis is including moisture content, ash content, volatile matter and fixed carbon. The elemental analysis is also done. Commercial adsorbent silica gel was compared with carbon produced by using iodine titration. All types of durian husk shows difference values in physical analysis and almost same characteristics in chemical analysis.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:durian husk, iodine titration
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:63496
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:30 May 2017 05:05
Last Modified:08 Aug 2017 08:36

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