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Activated Carbon from Renewable Material as an Efficient Support for Palladium Oxidation Catalysts

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Abstract

Activated carbon prepared from cocoa pod husk, which is an abundant agricultural waste, was employed as a green support for palladium oxidation catalysts. Systematic characterization of the support and palladium catalysts by atomic emission spectroscopy, N 2 and CO 2 physisorption measurements, X-ray powder diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, electron microscopy, temperature-programmed reduction by hydrogen, and temperature-programmed desorption of NH 3 and CO 2 allowed detailed monitoring of their characteristics. Subsequently, the catalytic performance and selectivity in the oxidation of ethanol as a model volatile organic compound (VOC) was studied and linked to physicochemical properties of the catalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)851-858
Number of pages8
JournalChemical Engineering and Technology
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Activated carbon
  • Agricultural waste biomass
  • Catalytic oxidation
  • Palladium catalyst
  • Volatile organic compounds
  • Waste biomass

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