Fixed-bed adsorption performance of oil palm shell-based activated carbon for removal of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol

• Main Authors: Ivy Tan, Ai Wei, Abdul Latif, Ahmad, Hameed, Bassim Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2009
• Subjects: SB Plant culture; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21576/1/Fixed-bed%20adsorption%20performance%20of%20oil%20palm%20shell-based%20activated%20carbon%20for%20removal%20of%202%2C4%2C6-trichlorophenol%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/21576/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852408007165
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

This study investigated the adsorption potential of oil palm shell-based activated carbon to remove 2,4,6-trichlorophenol from aqueous solution using fixed-bed adsorption column. The effects of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol inlet concentration, feed flow rate and activated carbon bed height on the breakthrough characteristics of the adsorption system were determined. The regeneration efficiency of the oil palm shell-based activated carbon was evaluated using ethanol desorption technique. Through ethanol desorption, 96.25% of the adsorption sites could be recovered from the regenerated activated carbon.