Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage

Coconut shell and oil palm shell are an agricultural waste material found abundantly in Malaysia. Since the characteristics of coconut shell and oil palm shell were found suitable for preparing activated carbon, these materials also have the potential to be prepared into other useful...

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Main Authors: Herawan, Safarudin Gazali, Mohamad, Imran Syakir, Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal, Yusof, Ahmad Anas, Mat Tokit, Ernie
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Published: 2004
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spelling my.utem.eprints.74892015-05-28T03:49:47Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7489/ Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage Herawan, Safarudin Gazali Mohamad, Imran Syakir Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal Yusof, Ahmad Anas Mat Tokit, Ernie TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TP Chemical technology Coconut shell and oil palm shell are an agricultural waste material found abundantly in Malaysia. Since the characteristics of coconut shell and oil palm shell were found suitable for preparing activated carbon, these materials also have the potential to be prepared into other useful and valuable products. This research, the concern is to make use of coconut shell or oil palm shell which it mixed with plastic bag to prepare the carbon adsorbent, which applied for LPG storage. This sample was prepared at a laboratory scale fixed-bed reactor, which is blanketed by a vertical furnace where pyrolysis took place. Nitrogen gas was used to obtain an inert atmosphere in the reactor. A suction blower was used to remove volatile matter as well as other gases during carbonization process. The samples were prepared in the different peak temperature and amount of the plastic bag which it mixed with them. This research work will attempt to find a suitable solution to solve the environmental problems by utilizing the waste materials and to look into the industrial aspect of adsorption process for gas storage. 2004-05-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7489/1/KUSTEM_2004.pdf Herawan, Safarudin Gazali and Mohamad, Imran Syakir and Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal and Yusof, Ahmad Anas and Mat Tokit, Ernie (2004) Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage. In: KUSTEM 3rd Annual Seminar On Sustainability Science and Management, 4 - 5 May 20004, Kuala Terengganu.
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content_provider Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
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language English
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TP Chemical technology
Herawan, Safarudin Gazali
Mohamad, Imran Syakir
Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal
Yusof, Ahmad Anas
Mat Tokit, Ernie
Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage
description Coconut shell and oil palm shell are an agricultural waste material found abundantly in Malaysia. Since the characteristics of coconut shell and oil palm shell were found suitable for preparing activated carbon, these materials also have the potential to be prepared into other useful and valuable products. This research, the concern is to make use of coconut shell or oil palm shell which it mixed with plastic bag to prepare the carbon adsorbent, which applied for LPG storage. This sample was prepared at a laboratory scale fixed-bed reactor, which is blanketed by a vertical furnace where pyrolysis took place. Nitrogen gas was used to obtain an inert atmosphere in the reactor. A suction blower was used to remove volatile matter as well as other gases during carbonization process. The samples were prepared in the different peak temperature and amount of the plastic bag which it mixed with them. This research work will attempt to find a suitable solution to solve the environmental problems by utilizing the waste materials and to look into the industrial aspect of adsorption process for gas storage.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Herawan, Safarudin Gazali
Mohamad, Imran Syakir
Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal
Yusof, Ahmad Anas
Mat Tokit, Ernie
author_facet Herawan, Safarudin Gazali
Mohamad, Imran Syakir
Mohd Husin, Mohd Haizal
Yusof, Ahmad Anas
Mat Tokit, Ernie
author_sort Herawan, Safarudin Gazali
title Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage
title_short Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage
title_full Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage
title_fullStr Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage
title_full_unstemmed Preparation of Carbon Adsorbent by Utilizing Waste Materials for LPG Gas Storage
title_sort preparation of carbon adsorbent by utilizing waste materials for lpg gas storage
publishDate 2004
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/7489/1/KUSTEM_2004.pdf
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