Examining the variations in the properties of chemically Pulverized carbons from Cocos nucifera across Nigeria's six political zones

I. I. Ajibade; G. Babaji; A. S. Gidado; Suriati Paiman; T. Sin Tee; Md Shazlly; Abolanle Saheed Adekunle

doi:10.62292/njp.v33i1.2024.183

Authors

I. I. Ajibade
Isaajibade@fugusau.edu.ng
G. Babaji
A. S. Gidado
Suriati Paiman
T. Sin Tee
Md Shazlly
Abolanle Saheed Adekunle

Keywords:

Biomass, Chemical pulverization, Lignin, Cocos nucifera, Pyrolysis, Relative humidity

Abstract

High-power, renewable energy sources are needed to power the growing number of portable electronics and hybrid cars. Reassessing the pyrolysis of biomass, especially from easily accessible African tall coconut shells (Cocos nucifera), is a viable way to both meet energy needs and slow down global warming. This work describes a novel method for producing activated carbon from coconut shells obtained from six different regions of Nigeria by combining chemical pulverization and pyrolysis. After lignin was eliminated from the ground-up samples using sulfuric acid, they were pyrolyzed at different temperatures (650–850°C). To clarify the physicochemical characteristics of the activated carbons, a variety of sophisticated characterization methods were used, such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. The findings showed an intriguing interaction between relative humidity and pyrolysis temperature which implies that moisture content of the precursor material plays a significant role in its viability for supercapacitor applications

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