title: Fixed-bed adsorption performance of oil palm shell-based activated carbon for removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol.
abstract: This study investigated the adsorption potential of oil palm shell-based activated carbon to remove 2,4,6-trichlorophenol from aqueous solution using fixed-bed adsorption column. The effects of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol inlet concentration, feed flow rate and activated carbon bed height on the breakthrough characteristics of the adsorption system were determined. The regeneration efficiency of the oil palm shell-based activated carbon was evaluated using ethanol desorption technique. Through ethanol desorption, 96.25% of the adsorption sites could be recovered from the regenerated activated carbon.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: I A W
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Hameed
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry; D002733:Chlorophenols / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000073878:Palm Oil; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D014462:Ultrafiltration / Q000379:methods*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002733:Chlorophenols; D010938:Plant Oils; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002606:Charcoal; D000073878:Palm Oil; D002244:Carbon; C024564:2,4,6-trichlorophenol