Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents

The first aim of this study was to investigate mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents from sisal, hemp, and flax fibers by cost-effective methods. Fibers were impregnated with low concentration (20 wt.%) phosphoric acid. Carbonization temperatures were defined by thermal analysis. Bast fibers (hemp,...

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Main Authors: Melike Dizbay-Onat, Uday K Vaidya, Jo Anne G Balanay, Claudiu T Lungu
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-02-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617417700635
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author Melike Dizbay-Onat
Uday K Vaidya
Jo Anne G Balanay
Claudiu T Lungu
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description The first aim of this study was to investigate mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents from sisal, hemp, and flax fibers by cost-effective methods. Fibers were impregnated with low concentration (20 wt.%) phosphoric acid. Carbonization temperatures were defined by thermal analysis. Bast fibers (hemp, flax) decompose at lower temperatures (419.36℃, 434.96℃) than leaf fibers (sisal, 512.92℃). The second aim was to compare bast and leaf fibers-derived activated carbon adsorbents by determining physical adsorption properties, chemical compositions, scanning electron microscope, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Results showed that natural fibers have good candidates to prepare mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents with high surface area (1186–1359 m 2 /g), high mesopore percentage (60–72%), and high C content (80–86%). Even though leaf-derived activated carbon developed more mesoporous structure (72%), bast-derived activated carbons provided higher surface areas (S hemp  = 1359 m 2 /g; S flax  = 1257 m 2 /g) and C content. Fourier transform infrared spectra for bast fibers-derived activated carbon adsorbents were quite similar while leaf fiber-derived activated carbon adsorbent had a different spectrum.
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spelling doaj-art-83baedea763a4f9fa080c6e343627bb62025-02-03T10:07:34ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382018-02-013610.1177/0263617417700635Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbentsMelike Dizbay-OnatUday K VaidyaJo Anne G BalanayClaudiu T LunguThe first aim of this study was to investigate mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents from sisal, hemp, and flax fibers by cost-effective methods. Fibers were impregnated with low concentration (20 wt.%) phosphoric acid. Carbonization temperatures were defined by thermal analysis. Bast fibers (hemp, flax) decompose at lower temperatures (419.36℃, 434.96℃) than leaf fibers (sisal, 512.92℃). The second aim was to compare bast and leaf fibers-derived activated carbon adsorbents by determining physical adsorption properties, chemical compositions, scanning electron microscope, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Results showed that natural fibers have good candidates to prepare mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents with high surface area (1186–1359 m 2 /g), high mesopore percentage (60–72%), and high C content (80–86%). Even though leaf-derived activated carbon developed more mesoporous structure (72%), bast-derived activated carbons provided higher surface areas (S hemp  = 1359 m 2 /g; S flax  = 1257 m 2 /g) and C content. Fourier transform infrared spectra for bast fibers-derived activated carbon adsorbents were quite similar while leaf fiber-derived activated carbon adsorbent had a different spectrum.https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617417700635
spellingShingle Melike Dizbay-Onat
Uday K Vaidya
Jo Anne G Balanay
Claudiu T Lungu
Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
title_full Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
title_fullStr Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
title_short Preparation and characterization of flax, hemp and sisal fiber-derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
title_sort preparation and characterization of flax hemp and sisal fiber derived mesoporous activated carbon adsorbents
url https://doi.org/10.1177/0263617417700635
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