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- Title
REMOVAL OF IMIDACLOPRID USING ACTIVATED CARBON PRODUCED FROM RICINODENDRON HEUDELOTII SHELLS.
- Authors
Urbain, Kouakou Yao; Fodjo, Essy Kouadio; Serge, Brou Yapi; Aimé, Ello Serge; Bi Irié Marc, Gouli; Albert, Trokourey; Ardjouma, Dembélé
- Abstract
In this study, Ricinodendron heudelotii (akpi) shells are used as precursor to prepare activated carbon via chemical activation using phosphoric acid. The characterization of the obtained activated carbon is performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Boehm titration method and adsorption of acetic acid. The results show that the prepared activated carbon has a microstructure and a higher specific surface area (1179 m²/g), suggesting that the acid treatment has a significant positive influence on its sorption properties. The maximum adsorption capacity and pollutant elimination efficiency are found to be 43.48 mg/g and 90%, respectively. These results suggest that this low cost agent is an efficient tool to remove organic pollutants especially imidacloprid from wastewater.
- Subjects
IMIDACLOPRID; ACTIVATED carbon; ACTIVATION (Chemistry); ADSORPTION capacity; RICINODENDRON; CHEMICAL precursors; PHOSPHORIC acid; X-ray diffraction
- Publication
Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia, 2017, Vol 31, Issue 3, p397
- ISSN
1011-3924
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4314/bcse.v31i3.4