COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COAL AND COCONUT ACTIVATED CARBON

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ABSTRACT

The experiment was carried out to analyze comparatively coal and coconut activated carbon. The coal sample used in bituminous and with density of 1300kg 1m³ tile coconut shell was used.

The coal and coconut shell was first activated using phosphoric acid. The activated coal and coconut carbons mere then used to bleach palm oil after preliminary treatment of the palm oil.

The 10 dine value, saponification value, peroxide value and acid value of the oil bleached with coal activated carbon and coconut shell activated carbon were determined separately and compared. From the experiment carried out it was discovered that coconut shell activated carbon is a better absorbent than coal activated carbon.

The results obtained from the experiments during experiment can be used to dram further inference on the comparative analysis of coal and coconut activated carbon.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Letter of transmittal

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

1.1 History of activated carbon

1.2 Forms of Activated carbon

1.3 Kinds of Activated carbon

1.4 Actuated carbon properties

1.5 Adsorption parameters of activated carbon

1.6 Application of actuated carbon

1.7 Definition of terms

CHAPTER TWO

2.1 History of coal

2.2 Coal formation

2.3 Mining of coal

2.4 Properties of coal

2.5 Rank and classification of coal

2.6 Uses of coal

2.7 Classification of coal

2.8 Coconut

2.9 Classification of coconut palm

2.10 Uses of the coconut palm

2.11 Structure of the coconut palm

2.12 Utilization of coconut shells

2.13 Destructive distillation of coconut shell

2.14 Manufacture of coconut shell charcoal

2.15 Properties of coal and coconut carbon

2.16 Activation of coal carbon

2.17 Types of activated carbon

2.18 Coal based activated carbon

2.19 Properties of coal activated carbon

2.20 Coconut shell-based activated carbon

2.21 Properties of coconut-shell activated carbon

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 Experimental procedure

3.2 Preliminary treatment of palm oil

3.3 Experimental procedure for adsorption process

CHAPTER FOUR

4.1 Analysis

4.2 Results

CHAPTER FIVE

5.1 Discussion

5.2 Recommendation

5.3 Conclusion