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  • Title: Preparation of activated carbons from coffee husks utilizing FeCl3 and ZnCl2 as activating agents.
    Author: Oliveira LC, Pereira E, Guimaraes IR, Vallone A, Pereira M, Mesquita JP, Sapag K.
    Journal: J Hazard Mater; 2009 Jun 15; 165(1-3):87-94. PubMed ID: 18996644.
    Abstract:
    Ferric chloride was used as a new activating agent, to obtain activated carbons (AC) from agro industrial waste (coffee husks). This material was compared with two samples from the same raw material: one of them activated by using the classical activating agent, zinc chloride, and the other, activated with a mixture of the two mentioned activating agents in the same mass proportion. The carbonaceous materials obtained after the activation process showed high specific surface areas (BET), with values higher than 900 m(2)g(-1). It is interesting to observe that the activation with FeCl(3) produces smaller pores compared to the activation with ZnCl(2). An important fact to emphasize in the use of FeCl(3) as activating agent is the activation temperature at 280 degrees C, which is clearly below to the temperature commonly employed for chemical or physical activation, as described in the bibliography. All the studied materials showed different behaviors in the adsorption of methylene blue dye and phenol from aqueous solutions.
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