Fixed-bed adsorption performance of oil palm shell-based activated carbon for removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol.
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.
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School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia.
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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*
D002733:Chlorophenols; D010938:Plant Oils; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002606:Charcoal; D000073878:Palm Oil; D002244:Carbon; C024564:2,4,6-trichlorophenol