TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE

TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE

Tamarind seeds carbon (TSC) from tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seeds, an agro-byproduct and waste that is available abundantly in the southern states of India, was prepared by chemical activation with KOH. The influence of tamarind seeds char to KOH weight ratio (1:1 to 1:4) and activation temperatur...

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Main Authors: K. Munusamy, Rajesh S. Somani, Hari C. Bajaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2011-02-01
Series:BioResources
Subjects:
Tamarind seeds
Activated carbon
Chemical activation
Methane storage
Adsorption
Online Access:http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_1_0537_Munusamy_SB_Taramind_Seeds_Carbon_Prep_CH4_Uptake_1188.pdf
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spelling doaj-c2772d98a8da44a09531be3b46632a032020-11-25T00:48:05ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262011-02-0161537551TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKEK. MunusamyRajesh S. SomaniHari C. BajajTamarind seeds carbon (TSC) from tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seeds, an agro-byproduct and waste that is available abundantly in the southern states of India, was prepared by chemical activation with KOH. The influence of tamarind seeds char to KOH weight ratio (1:1 to 1:4) and activation temperature (400 to 800 °C) were investigated. TSC having micro-pore volume as high as 1.0 cm3/g with surface area 2673 m2/g was obtained. TSC was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The potential of TSC to be used as a methane storage material was tested and compared with a commercial activated carbon. The highest methane adsorption capacity obtained for TSC was ca. 32.5 cm3/g at 30 °C and 1 bar. The maximum methane storage capacity achieved was 180 cm3/g at 30 °C and 35 bars.www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_1_0537_Munusamy_SB_Taramind_Seeds_Carbon_Prep_CH4_Uptake_1188.pdfTamarind seedsActivated carbonChemical activationMethane storageAdsorption
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author K. Munusamy
Rajesh S. Somani
Hari C. Bajaj
spellingShingle K. Munusamy
Rajesh S. Somani
Hari C. Bajaj
TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE
BioResources
Tamarind seeds
Activated carbon
Chemical activation
Methane storage
Adsorption
author_facet K. Munusamy
Rajesh S. Somani
Hari C. Bajaj
author_sort K. Munusamy
title TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE
title_short TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE
title_full TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE
title_fullStr TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE
title_full_unstemmed TAMARIND SEEDS CARBON: PREPRARTION AND METHANE UPTAKE
title_sort tamarind seeds carbon: preprartion and methane uptake
publisher North Carolina State University
series BioResources
issn 1930-2126
publishDate 2011-02-01
description Tamarind seeds carbon (TSC) from tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seeds, an agro-byproduct and waste that is available abundantly in the southern states of India, was prepared by chemical activation with KOH. The influence of tamarind seeds char to KOH weight ratio (1:1 to 1:4) and activation temperature (400 to 800 °C) were investigated. TSC having micro-pore volume as high as 1.0 cm3/g with surface area 2673 m2/g was obtained. TSC was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, powder X-ray diffraction analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and FT-IR spectroscopy. The potential of TSC to be used as a methane storage material was tested and compared with a commercial activated carbon. The highest methane adsorption capacity obtained for TSC was ca. 32.5 cm3/g at 30 °C and 1 bar. The maximum methane storage capacity achieved was 180 cm3/g at 30 °C and 35 bars.
topic Tamarind seeds
Activated carbon
Chemical activation
Methane storage
Adsorption
url http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_1_0537_Munusamy_SB_Taramind_Seeds_Carbon_Prep_CH4_Uptake_1188.pdf
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