%T Development of rubber seed shell-activated carbon using impregnated pyridinium-based ionic liquid for enhanced CO2 adsorption
%V 9
%I MDPI AG
%A N. Mokti
%A A. Borhan
%A S.N.A. Zaine
%A H.F.M. Zaid
%D 2021
%R 10.3390/pr9071161
%N 7
%O cited By 4
%J Processes
%L scholars14788
%X In this study, rubber seed shell was used for the production of activated carbon by chemical activation using an ionic liquid, C4PyTf2N as an activating agent. Sample RSS-IL 800 shows the highest specific surface area of 393.99 m2/g, a total pore volume of 0.206 cm3/g, and a micropore volume of 0.172 cm3/g. The performance of AC samples as an adsorbent for CO2 was also studied using a static volumetric technique evaluated at a temperature of 25 ºC and 1 bar pressure. The CO2 adsorption capacity for sample RSS-IL 800 was 2.436 mmol/g, comparable with reported data from the previous study. Results also show that the CO2 adsorption capacity decreased at a higher temperature between 50 and 100 ºC and increased at elevated pressure due to its exothermic behavior. The Langmuir model fits the adsorption data well, and the isosteric heat of adsorption proved that the physisorption process and exothermic behavior occur. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.