Esra Altintig

Influence of process parameters on the surface and chemical properties of activated carbon obtained from biochar by chemical activation

Activated carbons were produced from biochar obtained through pyrolysis of safflower seed press cake by chemical activation with zinc chloride. The influences of process variables such as the activation temperature and the impregnation ratio on textural and chemical-surface properties of the activated carbons were investigated. Also, the adsorptive properties of activated carbons were tested using methylene blue dye as the targeted adsorbate. The experimental data indicated that the adsorption isotherms are well described by the Langmuir equilibrium isotherm equation. The optimum conditions resulted in activated carbon with a monolayer adsorption capacity of 128.21 mg g(-1) and carbon content 76.29%, while the BET surface area and total pore volume corresponded to 801.5m(2)g(-1) and 0.393 cm(3)g(-1), respectively. This study demonstrated that high surface area activated carbons can be prepared from the chemical activation of biochar with zinc chloride as activating agents.

Fuel properties of cottonseed oil

The use of vegetable oils as fuel alternatives has an exceptional importance in the field of research. In this study, evaluation possibilities of cottonseed oil have been investigated as an alternative candidate for diesel fuel and fuel oil. The fuel property tests were performed according to standard analysis methods for oil and fuel. An overall evaluation of the results indicates that cottonseed oil can be proposed as a possible green substitute for fuel.

An evaluation of coal fly ash as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions: kinetic and thermodynamic studies

Abstract In this study the effect of the dose and particle size of the adsorbent, initial dye concentration, initial pH, contact time and temperature were investigated for the removal of by means of fly ash (FA) methylene blue (MB) from an aqueous solution. The FA dose was found to be 2.0 g and the under 270 mesh sized particles were found to be effective particles for adsorption. The adsorption process reached its maximum value at 0.5 mg/L dye concentration and attained equilibrium within 10 minutes. The adsorption isotherm was found to follow the Langmuir model. The estimated adsorption free energy (ΔGo), enthalpy change (ΔHo), and entropy change (ΔSo) for the adsorption process were −37.77 kJ mol−1, −13.44 kJ mol−1 and 122 J mol−1 K−1 respectively at 298 K. The maximum adsorption capacity is 0,12 mg g−1 at 298 K and 0,07 mg g−1 at 398 K. The adsorption process was exothermic, feasible and spontaneous. The positive value of ΔSo shows the affinity of FA for MB while the low value of ΔGo suggests a physical adsorption process. Graphical Abstract