Influence of Nitric Acid Concentration on Characteristics of Olive Stone Based Activated Carbon

doi:10.1016/S1004-9541(13)60638-2

Abstract

Abstract: In this work we investigated the effect of nitric acid concentration on the pore structure, surface chemistry and liquid phase adsorption of olive stone based activated carbon prepared by mixing process using phosphoric acid and steam as activating agents. Chemicals and textural characterization show that the increase of HNO₃ concentration increases considerably the total acidic groups but decreases specific surface area and pore volume. The study of adsorption in aqueous solutions of two organics, phenol and methylene blue, on raw and oxidized activated carbon indicates that the treatment of mixed activated carbon with different concentrations of nitric acid improves the adsorbent capacity for methylene blue at HNO₃ concentrations less or equal to 2 mol·L^-¹, while it has a negative effect on phenol adsorption.

Key words: activated carbon, oxidation, nitric acid concentration, surface characteristics, adsorption

摘要： In this work we investigated the effect of nitric acid concentration on the pore structure, surface chemistry and liquid phase adsorption of olive stone based activated carbon prepared by mixing process using phosphoric acid and steam as activating agents. Chemicals and textural characterization show that the increase of HNO₃ concentration increases considerably the total acidic groups but decreases specific surface area and pore volume. The study of adsorption in aqueous solutions of two organics, phenol and methylene blue, on raw and oxidized activated carbon indicates that the treatment of mixed activated carbon with different concentrations of nitric acid improves the adsorbent capacity for methylene blue at HNO₃ concentrations less or equal to 2 mol·L^-¹, while it has a negative effect on phenol adsorption.

关键词: activated carbon, oxidation, nitric acid concentration, surface characteristics, adsorption

Nouha Soudani, Souad Souissi-najar, Abdelmottaleb Ouederni. Influence of Nitric Acid Concentration on Characteristics of Olive Stone Based Activated Carbon[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2013, 21(12): 1425-1430.

Nouha Soudani, Souad Souissi-najar, Abdelmottaleb Ouederni. Influence of Nitric Acid Concentration on Characteristics of Olive Stone Based Activated Carbon[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2013, 21(12): 1425-1430.

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