Production of Activated Carbon from Waste PET’ Chars

Mikail Olam

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Production of Activated Carbon from Waste PET’ Chars

Mikail Olam

Published in International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 10, Issue 2)

Received: 16 March 2022 Accepted: 1 April 2022 Published: 14 April 2022

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Abstract

Activated carbon, which is used in many application areas such as gas purification, purification of pollution in water and wastewater, removal of odor and pollution, in the defense industry, in the production of protective clothing and in the health sector, was produced from solid products obtained by waste polyethylene terephthalate (wPET) liquefaction that was carried out under non-catalytic conditions, the reaction time of 15-90 min, and a reaction temperature of 325-425 °C in a batch reactor. The solid products obtained, after grinding, were made in a muffle furnace at 400-700°C in a nitrogen gas atmosphere for 30 min. The solid products obtained in the liquefaction of waste polyethylene terephthalate contain approximately 60% Carbon (C), 4% Hydrogen (H) and 36% Oxygen (O), and are composed of terephthalic acid (C₈H₆O₄) in crystalline form. According to Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis, BET surface area of 313.05 m²g^-1 and average pore diameter of 2.71 nm of ZnCl₂ activated carbons were obtained. They have formed largely mesoporous structures. According to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis, it was observed that medium and large porous structures were formed. Produced activated carbons have commercial product potential but there is a need to optimize the process parameters for better results.

Published in	International Journal of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (Volume 10, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijema.20221002.13
Page(s)	39-44
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Activated Carbon, Waste PET, Porous, Surface Area

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey

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