Effect of Activating Agents on the Development of Porous Activated Carbon Prepared from Prosopis juliflora Seeds

摘要

Six varieties of activated carbon prepared from Prosopis juliflora seed using various chemical agents. The properties of the activated carbon's mostly depend on the production method and the type of the raw material. The maximum BET surface area obtained for an activated carbon prepared using ZnCl2 as an activating agent was found to be around 1137 nr/g. All the physico chemical characteristics were analyzed and are comparable with the commercial as well as the activated carbon's reported in the past. In a view to apply for dyeing industry wastewater treatments, activated carbon prepared using ZnCl2 with polyaniline as an inert-matrix found to be most suitable. The prepared activated carbon were also analyzed for dye adsorption capabilities, acid and basic dyes show tremendous adsorption followed by reactive and direct dyes.