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Chemistry
2018
Chemistry 2018
Journal of Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
ISSN 2472-1123
F e b r u a r y 1 9 - 2 0 , 2 0 1 8
P a r i s , F r a n c e
Page 58
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he development of low-cost adsorbents is an alternative for the reuse of
agroindustrial waste, contributing to the reduction of waste disposal costs.
A great example of this is the production of activated carbon containing a
large consumer market. Activated carbon is a material frequently used in the
treatment of water, liquid effluents and exhaust gases. Several carbonaceous
materials can be used in the production of activated carbon. In this study was
developed an activated carbon production method from Brazilian agricultural
waste, biomass used were guava seed, jatropha curcas peel and passion fruit
seeds. Residues in natura were characterized for moisture content, volatiles,
ash and fixed carbon. For the production of activated carbon through the
guava seed, was used as activating agent the zinc chloride for jatropha curcas
and passion fruit seeds, the activating agent was phosphoric acid. After
impregnation with activating agent, the biomasses were carbonized under
flowing argon to 100 ml per minute. For the pyrolysis, the time used was 3
hours and the temperatures used ranged from 400 to 600 °C. The activated
carbons obtained in the trials were been tested as adsorbents for the removal
of methylene blue an aqueous solution and subsequently compared with the
commercial activated carbon. The adsorption of methylene blue was favorable
for activated carbon made by guava seed and Jatropha curcas peel. The
isotherms certified that the adsorption capacity of the produced activated
carbon is greater than commercial activated carbon, which makes promising
use of biomass as a precursor for activated carbon production.
Biography
B C Ladeira has recently completed him graduation in Chemical
Engineering from Faculdades Integradas de Aracruz – FAACZ
and currently studying Post-graduation in Production Engineer-
ing at Universidade Cândido Mendes – UCAM. He worked as
a Research Assistant in the development laboratories of Fib-
ria Celulose S.A. in Brazil, working with cellulose pulping and
bleaching, physical paper assays and nanocellulose pilot plant.
Currently, he is a trainee in the field of Drug Product Develop-
ment at Hovione FarmaCiência SA in Portugal.
brunocapiche@hotmail.comProduction of activated carbon from Brazilian agricultural waste
B C Ladeira
1
, C S Dettogni
1
, A K B Rocha
1
and F P Puget
2
1
Faculdades Integradas de Aracruz - FAACZ, Brazil
2
Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo - IFES, Brazil
B C Ladeira, J Org Inorg Chem 2018, Volume: 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-1123-C1-003