Activated carbon production from bagasse and banana stem at various times of carbonization

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The utilization of bagasse and banana stem as activated carbon precursors has been conducted. In this study, the dried samples were impregnated using phosphoric acid (H3PO4) solution as the activator at a ratio of sample to the activator (w/w) was 1:1. The impregnation was conducted at room temperature for 24 hours. The samples then carbonized at 400 °C for 30, 45 and 60 minutes and finally washed and dried to obtain the activated carbon. The research aimed to investigate the effects of time of carbonization on the characteristics of activated carbon produced from bagasse and banana stem. The result showed that yield of activated carbon was in the range of 40.03-46.73 % with a high content of carbon as high 90.33 %. The result of BET analysis showed that the highest surface area reached1130.465 m2/g.

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Misran, E., Maulina, S., Dina, S. F., Nazar, A., & Harahap, S. A. (2018). Activated carbon production from bagasse and banana stem at various times of carbonization. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 309). Institute of Physics Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/309/1/012064

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