Preparation of activated carbon from sandalwood (Santalum album) by modified carbonization and chemical treatment

Abstract

The choice of the feedstock which is of a certain type and quality to produce
activated carbon is a vital task and importance due to the use and application of the
produced carbon. Because and comparing the knowledge available in the literatures
and the one ,We know it already about the special type and mainly medical type.
We attempt use Santalum album which have a solid feature and contain large
amount of lignin carriers. Lignin it self contain phenolic , carboxylic and ester groups
which the oxidized form of the wood. Hydrogene in the chemical structure was
removed by using stepwise direct fusion using different quantities of sodium
hydroxide under the same experimental conditions. The study revealed that increasing
the amount of NaOH lead to produced a good quality of activated carbon
which almost neutral in nature(pH=7).
The samples produced were studied in term of adsorption and other physical
properties. The results indicate that the carbon produced is superceeded the
commercial once from B.D.H. not only in term of adsorption but in term of low ash
and density.