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- Title
PRODUCTION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FROM A LOW GRADE COAL.
- Authors
Yahaya, B. S.; Akinyeye, J. O.; Egbuna, I. C.
- Abstract
Nigeria is endowed with a large deposit of non-coking coal; this vast reserve of coal has not been exploited for the production of useful carbon products such as coke, graphite and activated carbon. This research work is therefore designed to obtain process parameters for the production of activated carbon from the large deposit of non-coking coal in Nigeria. The result obtained showed that the ash and sulphur content of the coal were reduced by 32% and 90% respectively. The test conducted on the activated carbon shows that its sulphur and ash content meant the required standard. It has a bulk density of 0.8g/mL3; making it suitable for purification test. The success of this research has proven that the abundant of non-coking coal reserve in Nigeria can be fully utilized in the production of activated carbon that can be utilized both domestically and industrially.
- Publication
Petroleum & Coal, 2016, Vol 58, Issue 4, p517
- ISSN
1335-3055
- Publication type
Academic Journal