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A comparative study of carbon nanofiber (CNF) and activated carbon based on coconut shell for ammonia (NH3) adsorption performance

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Currently, the applications of nanomaterials have been sparsely addressed regarding adsorption and the separation of gases. Concerning their applications in the field of gas adsorption, high specific surface area and stability in the chemical reaction are important concerns for nanomaterials. This paper focuses on the system hybridization of activated carbon and carbon nanofibers (CNF) produced from coconut shells, which is used for ammonia adsorption process. The purpose of this research is to fabricate activated carbon and CNF based on coconut shell, and then apply them for the adsorption of ammonia to eliminate its odor. After that, this study analyzed the adsorption speed rate from the inlet system. Ammonia adsorption in this work was conducted using the batch adsorption method and measured using the adsorption speed rate supported by the TGS826 sensor. Activated carbon and CNT were also characterized in terms of their surface morphological tests using scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) to determine the particle size, morphological form, and the functional groups of material. The results indicated that activated carbon has a better performance compared to CNF regarding its ammonia adsorption capability due to the SEM and FTIR result test. Moreover, particle size has an impact on the adsorption process.

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Acknowledgements

We sincerely thank Professor Kuwat Triyana from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Gadjah Mada University for the generous support of smart discussion around the TGS sensor application and the laboratory team of Nanotechnology of UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

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    Asih Melati, Galih Padmasari & Frida A. Rakhmadi

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Conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis and investigation were performed by Asih Melati and Galih Padmasari. Asih Melati was responsible for writing—original draft preparation. Galih Padmasari, Rama Oktavian and Frida Agung Rakhmadi were involved in writing—review and editing.

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Melati, A., Padmasari, G., Oktavian, R. et al. A comparative study of carbon nanofiber (CNF) and activated carbon based on coconut shell for ammonia (NH3) adsorption performance. Appl. Phys. A 128, 211 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05336-z

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