title: Biomass-based palm shell activated carbon and palm shell carbon molecular sieve as gas separation adsorbents.
abstract: Lignocellulosic biomass has been widely recognised as a potential low-cost source for the production of high added value materials and proved to be a good precursor for the production of activated carbons. One of such valuable biomasses used for the production of activated carbons is palm shell. Palm shell (endocarp) is an abundant by-product produced from the palm oil industries throughout tropical countries. Palm shell activated carbon and palm shell carbon molecular sieve has been widely applied in various environmental pollution control technologies, mainly owing to its high adsorption performance, well-developed porosity and low cost, leading to potential applications in gas-phase separation using adsorption processes. This mini-review represents a comprehensive overview of the palm shell activated carbon and palm shell carbon molecular sieve preparation method, physicochemical properties and feasibility of palm shell activated carbon and palm shell carbon molecular sieve in gas separation processes. Some of the limitations are outlined and suggestions for future improvements are pointed out.
authors: Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Malaysia sumathi@utar.edu.my.
authors: Sumathi
authors: S
authors: Sethupathi
authors: Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Barat, Malaysia.
authors: Mohammed Jk
authors: MJ
authors: Bashir
authors: Water and Wastewater Research Center (WWRC), Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors: Zinatizadeh Ali
authors: ZA
authors: Akbar
authors: School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Nibong Tebal, Malaysia.
authors: Abdul Rahman
authors: AR
authors: Mohamed
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D028023:Arecaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D018533:Biomass; D002606:Charcoal / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005740:Gases; D002606:Charcoal
keywords: Palm shell activated carbon; adsorbent; biomass; carbon; gas adsorption; palm shell carbon molecular sieve