Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel
Orange peel, representing an abundant fruit waste in Asia, was transformed into activated carbon via the use of microwave pyrolysis. The orange peel was first subjected to microwave pyrolysis over a range of microwave power in order to produce an optimal yield of activated carbon as the target produ...
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| author | Su, Shiung Lam Liew, Rock keey Yee, Mun Wong Elfina, Azwar Ahmad, Jusoh Rafeah, Wahi |
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| description | Orange peel, representing an abundant fruit waste in Asia, was transformed into activated carbon via the use of microwave pyrolysis. The orange peel was first subjected to microwave pyrolysis over a range of microwave power in order to produce an optimal yield of activated carbon as the target product. The activated carbon was extensively characterized for its porous characteristics, N2 adsorption and desorption isotherms, thermal stability, and chemical composition in order to assess its potential to be used as a catalyst-support material. Microwave pyrolysis of orange peel showed an approximately 70 wt% yield of activated carbon over the range of microwave power considered. The activated carbon was detected to have a high BET surface area associated with type I isotherm, which indicates the presence of microporous structure, thus exhibiting a characteristic of high adsorption capacity. The high adsorption capacity suggests that the activated carbon produced using this pyrolysis approach could act as an adsorbent to adsorb metal ions, therefore it shows great potential to be used as a catalyst-support material—the base material to which catalytically active substance such as metal binds to form a heterogeneous catalyst. The activated carbon also demonstrated high thermal stability in N2 atmospheres, representing a durable material to be synthesized into a catalyst for use in thermal process. Our results show that the activated carbon produced from microwave pyrolysis of orange peel shows exceptional promise as a catalyst-support material. |
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| spelling | unimas-151382021-06-09T14:21:02Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15138/ Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel Su, Shiung Lam Liew, Rock keey Yee, Mun Wong Elfina, Azwar Ahmad, Jusoh Rafeah, Wahi Q Science (General) Orange peel, representing an abundant fruit waste in Asia, was transformed into activated carbon via the use of microwave pyrolysis. The orange peel was first subjected to microwave pyrolysis over a range of microwave power in order to produce an optimal yield of activated carbon as the target product. The activated carbon was extensively characterized for its porous characteristics, N2 adsorption and desorption isotherms, thermal stability, and chemical composition in order to assess its potential to be used as a catalyst-support material. Microwave pyrolysis of orange peel showed an approximately 70 wt% yield of activated carbon over the range of microwave power considered. The activated carbon was detected to have a high BET surface area associated with type I isotherm, which indicates the presence of microporous structure, thus exhibiting a characteristic of high adsorption capacity. The high adsorption capacity suggests that the activated carbon produced using this pyrolysis approach could act as an adsorbent to adsorb metal ions, therefore it shows great potential to be used as a catalyst-support material—the base material to which catalytically active substance such as metal binds to form a heterogeneous catalyst. The activated carbon also demonstrated high thermal stability in N2 atmospheres, representing a durable material to be synthesized into a catalyst for use in thermal process. Our results show that the activated carbon produced from microwave pyrolysis of orange peel shows exceptional promise as a catalyst-support material. Springer Netherlands 2016-12-28 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15138/1/Azwar.pdf Su, Shiung Lam and Liew, Rock keey and Yee, Mun Wong and Elfina, Azwar and Ahmad, Jusoh and Rafeah, Wahi (2016) Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel. Waste and Biomass Valorization. pp. 1-11. ISSN 18772641 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85007432761&doi=10.1007%2fs12649-016-9804-x&partnerID=40&md5=06797ab36a19783515b5e6339ad5e4be DOI: 10.1007/s12649-016-9804-x |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) Su, Shiung Lam Liew, Rock keey Yee, Mun Wong Elfina, Azwar Ahmad, Jusoh Rafeah, Wahi Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel |
| title | Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel |
| title_full | Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel |
| title_fullStr | Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel |
| title_short | Activated Carbon for Catalyst Support from Microwave Pyrolysis of Orange Peel |
| title_sort | activated carbon for catalyst support from microwave pyrolysis of orange peel |
| topic | Q Science (General) |
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