The Comparison Of Different Activation Techniques To Prepare Activated Carbon Materials From Waste Cotton Fabric

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate on the preparation of waste cotton fabric-based activated carbons by different methods. Two different kinds of carbon materials are prepared from waste cotton fabric, the structure and properties were characterized using instrumental analyses such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). It is revealed that the products prepared using one-step process are composed of macroporous carbon network , which looks like sponge-type morphology, and exhibit the high values of qiodine (1,198 mg/g) and qmb (235.6 ml/g), showing their potential usage as adsorbent.

Keywords

• activation techniques
• activated carbon materials
• waste cotton fibers