title: Optimization of production conditions for activated carbons from Tamarind wood by zinc chloride using response surface methodology.
abstract: The low-cost activated carbon was prepared from Tamarind wood an agricultural waste material, by chemical activation with zinc chloride. Activated carbon adsorption is an effective means for reducing organic chemicals, chlorine, heavy metals and unpleasant tastes and odours in effluent or colored substances from gas or liquid streams. Central composite design (CCD) was applied to study the influence of activation temperature, chemical ratio of zinc chloride to Tamarind wood and activation time on the chemical activation process of Tamarind wood. Two quadratic models were developed for yield of activated carbon and adsorption of malachite green oxalate using Design-Expert software. The models were used to calculate the optimum operating conditions for production of activated carbon providing a compromise between yield and adsorption of the process. The yield (45.26 wt.%) and adsorption (99.9%) of the activated carbon produced at these operating conditions showed an excellent agreement with the amounts predicted by the models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, PO Kharagpur Technology, West Bengal 721302, India. jnsahu@um.edu.my
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: Jyotikusum
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Meikap
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases; D008670:Metals; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D013499:Surface Properties; D029861:Tamarindus / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D005740:Gases; D008670:Metals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D017967:Zinc Compounds; D002606:Charcoal; D002244:Carbon; C016837:zinc chloride