Insights into purification of contaminated water with activated charcoal derived from hamburger seed coat.

ABSTRACT: Hamburger seed coat is a readily available agricultural waste product generated in large quantities annually. In this study, activated charcoal was produced using hamburger seed coat activated with zinc chloride and its physicochemical properties such as fixed carbon, specific surface area, volatile matter, ash and moisture content were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry techniques were used to study the surface morphology and variations in the absorption bands of functional groups, respectively. The adsorbent biosorption of pollutants abilities from contaminated water was investigated using standard methods with a view to ascertaining the adsorbent purification potential. The results showed that the adsorbent was of high porous structure

SUBMITTER: Ajala LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8324440 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature