eprintid: 12560 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/25/60 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:27:07 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:27:07 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:48:59 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Borhan, A. creators_name: Yusuf, S. title: Activation of rubber-seed shell waste by malic acid as potential CO2 removal: Isotherm and kinetics studies ispublished: pub keywords: Activation energy; Adsorption; Agricultural robots; Agricultural wastes; Rubber; Rubber industry; Seed, Correlation coefficient; Environmental systems; Kinetics studies; Physical adsorption; Pseudo second order; Pseudo-first-order; Rubber seed shell; Volumetric approach, Carbon dioxide note: cited By 15 abstract: Carbon dioxide (CO2) has been deemed a significant contributor to the climate crisis and has an impact on environmental systems. Adsorption is widely used among other technologies for carbon capture because of its many benefits. As a starting material for the production of activated carbon (AC) by chemical activation using malic acid due to its biodegradable and non-toxic properties, rubber seed shell (RSS) was used as agricultural waste from rubber farming. Sample A6, which was carbonized for 120 min at a temperature of 600�C and impregnated at a ratio of 1:2, was identified to achieve the highest surface area of 938.61 m2 /g with micropore diameter of 1.368 nm, respectively. Using the fixed volumetric approach measured at 25, 50, and 100�C, the maximum CO2 adsorption capability reported is 59.73 cm3 /g of adsorbent. Using the pseudo-first order of Lagergren, the pseudo-second order and the Elovich model, experimental data is modeled. It appears that, based on the correlation coefficient, the pseudo-first order model is aligned with the experimental findings. Furthermore, the activation energy of under 40 kJ/mol indicated a physical adsorption occurs, indicating that the RSS chemically activated with malic acid is a fascinating source of CO2 removal requirements. © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. date: 2020 publisher: MDPI AG official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85095725926&doi=10.3390%2fma13214970&partnerID=40&md5=79bfc6b16ec23434ab8d23c9b1d57c80 id_number: 10.3390/ma13214970 full_text_status: none publication: Materials volume: 13 number: 21 pagerange: 1-20 refereed: TRUE issn: 19961944 citation: Borhan, A. and Yusuf, S. (2020) Activation of rubber-seed shell waste by malic acid as potential CO2 removal: Isotherm and kinetics studies. Materials, 13 (21). pp. 1-20. ISSN 19961944