Preparation and characterization of activated carbon from palm kernel shell

• Main Authors: Che Pa, Nasrul Fikry, Chew, Yi Zhong
• Other Authors: Mohd Fauzi, Noor Akhmazillah
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTHM 2017
• Subjects: TP248.13-248.65 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4490/1/Chapter%207_BFPP_S1.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4490/
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

In Malaysia, the production of activated carbons is still coconut-based although Malaysia has long shifted from coconut into palm oil plantation. Huge amount of waste Palm Kernel Shells (PKS) are being generated and disposed off into the landfill with little known of their usage on large scale. In t...