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Micro Mesoporous Activated Carbon from Coffee Husk as Biomass Waste for Environmental Applications

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Activated carbons (ACs) with a highly developed porosity have been prepared from a lignocellulosic precursor (coffee husk) for environmental pollutant adsorption. Characterization results show that these materials exhibit a high amount oxygen groups and high specific surface area with micro mesopores. From SEM results we can see the collapse of large pores at longer activation times. The ACs obtained from coffee husk waste is a promising adsorbent material, with high adsorption capacity for the methylene blue dye (MB). Thus, the use of the coffee husk for AC preparation, with porosity development, showed as a good alternative for the waste transformation. Results also showed that the adsorption of MB by the AC-1/1 was much better than commercial AC from Merck.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Cx Postal 37, Lavras, CEP 37200-000, MG, Brazil

    Maraísa Gonçalves & Mário C. Guerreiro

  2. Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos 6627, Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, CEP 31270-901, MG, Brazil

    Luiz C. A. Oliveira

  3. Laboratorio de Ciencias de Superficies y Medios Porosos, Depto de Física, UNSL, 5700, San Luis, Argentina

    Cecília Solar, Marcelo Nazarro & Karim Sapag

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Gonçalves, M., Guerreiro, M.C., Oliveira, L.C.A. et al. Micro Mesoporous Activated Carbon from Coffee Husk as Biomass Waste for Environmental Applications. Waste Biomass Valor 4, 395–400 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-012-9163-1

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