Published April 7, 2021
| Version 01
Journal article
Open
Microwave assisted preparation of onion skin activated carbon: Application for removal of tetracycline
Authors/Creators
- 1. bResearch Scientific and Technical Center on Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Alger, Algeria
- 2. Laboratory of Reaction engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Process Engineering,U.S.T.H.B. BP 32, El Allia, Bab Ezzouar, Algeria bResearch Scientific and Technical Center on Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Alger, Algeria
- 3. cNationalSchoolofChemistryofRennes, UniversityofRennes1, CNRS, UMR 6226, AvenueduGénéral Leclerc, CS 50837, FR-35708 Rennes Cedex 7, France.
Description
The activated carbon prepared from onion skin by H2SO4 activation under microwave radiation was investigated. The effect of different condition in order to obtain the high removal efficiency of Tetracycline and carbon yield was studied. The optimum condition has been identified at the acid concentration of 1N, Microwave power of 720W, microwave radiation of 5min and impregnation heating time of 48 h. The obtained activated carbon under these conditions was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and by FTIR spectra. Microwave energy is predicted to be for fuel technology in various areas, while its progress represents an expanding field in the area of adsorption science.