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Preparation of hierarchical porous carbon derived from averrhoa bilimbi and its diffusion properties

Mohameda, Nurul Najidah and Yuan, Laisin and Lee, Siew Ling and Ho, Chin Siong and Chandren, Sheela and Hadi, Nur (2014) Preparation of hierarchical porous carbon derived from averrhoa bilimbi and its diffusion properties. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering), 69 (5). pp. 61-64. ISSN 0127-9696

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v69.3206

Abstract

In this study, a hierarchically porous carbon was prepared from a natural material, Averrhoa bilimbi, also known as bilimbi. The bilimbis were cut into preferred shape and size before drying by freeze drying method. The bilimbis were then subjected to pyrolysis at temperature of 400°C and transformed to porous carbon. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the bilimbis have a hierarchically porous structure in the macro-range. The diameter of the porosity decreased inwards from 30 to 8μm. Different types of motor oil, which were used to represent bulky molecules, were employed to test the diffusivity of these molecules from the bilimbi. It was found that the oils were able to diffuse through the hierarchically porous bilimbi in 2 to 3 hours, depending on the viscosity of the oils. Therefore, it can be concluded that, Averrhoa bilimbi possesses hierarchical porous structure with interconnected pores and capability to diffuse bulky molecules.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:bulky molecules, diffusion limitation
Subjects:T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:Built Environment
ID Code:62319
Deposited By: Widya Wahid
Deposited On:05 Jun 2017 03:19
Last Modified:05 Jun 2017 03:19

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