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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) - University of Port Harcourt
ISSN: 1119-8362
Vol. 17, No. 2, 2013, pp. 321-327
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Bioline Code: ja13035
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, Vol. 17, No. 2, 2013, pp. 321-327
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Evaluation of the Influence of Salt Treatment on the Structure of Pyrolyzed Periwinkle Shell
OWABOR,, C N & IYAOMOLERE, A I
Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of use zinc chloride in varying impregnation ratios
ranging between 0.1 and 1.5 to chemically activate carbonized periwinkle shells. Studies to characterize the
activated carbon were conducted at ambient conditions. The experimental results revealed that the
impregnation ratio at 1.0 gave the optimum values for parameters such as iodine number and porosity; and
minimum values for parameters like pH and moisture content which represent properties for characterizing
maximum adsorption. This study successfully demonstrates the potential of ZnCl2 can be used as an
activating agent for producing high quality activated carbon which overall has the capacity to impact
positively on the quality of the environment. @JASEM
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