title: Influence of the experimental conditions on porosity and structure of adsorbents elaborated from Moroccan oil shale of Timahdit by chemical activation.
abstract: This study records experiments undertaken to determine the suitable conditions for the use of the oil shale of Timahdit, as an adsorbent for water treatment. A simple process was proposed based on chemical activation. The preparation has been carried out by carbonization after impregnation of the precursor with phosphoric acid. The effect of different conditions of preparation on the specific surface area is discussed. These parameters are H3PO4/shale weight ratio, carbonization temperature, carbonization time and concentration of H3PO4. The properties and surface structure of the adsorbent were investigated by XPS and FT-IR. Their total surface acidity and basicity were also determined. The retention process of methylene blue (MB) by adsorbents has been studied. It was found that MHP2 and MHP7 have relatively high retention ability as compared to activated carbons.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Matériaux ThermoStructuraux, Faculté des Sciences, Ben M'sik BP 7955, Département de Chimie, Casablanca, Morocco. sichcho@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichcho
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Khouya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fakhi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ezzine
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hannache
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pallier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naslain
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis; D055593:Geological Phenomena; D005844:Geology; D008422:Materials Testing; D008751:Methylene Blue / Q000032:analysis; D010578:Petroleum; D016062:Porosity; D012987:Soil; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D010578:Petroleum; D012987:Soil; D008751:Methylene Blue