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3.1 SOLID WASTE RAW MATERIALS AND SOURCES AND CHARACTERIZATIONS 3.1.1 Solid waste material source Diverse solid wastes have the tendency to affect the environment positively or negatively when dispersed around the surroundings. Variety of raw materials such as ripe and unripe plantain peel from chips producing industries, markets and around the environs have the capacity to serve as activated carbon raw materials. This is eminent because any organic matter with a large percentage of carbon could theoretically be activated to enhance its adsorptive characteristic. Then, each of the samples will undergo local processing. 3.1.2 Solid waste material Characterization Various content which comprises of the bulk density, moisture, volatile, ash, …show more content…

Into a dry graduated cylinder of 250 mL (readable to 2 mL), gently introduce, without compacting, approximately 100 g of the test sample (m) weighed with 0.1 per cent accuracy. Carefully level the powder without compacting, if necessary, and read the unsettled apparent volume (V0) to the nearest graduated unit. Calculate the bulk density in g per mL by the formula m/V0. Generally, replicate determinations are desirable for the determination of this property. 3.1.3.2 Method 2 Apparatus The apparatus consists of a 100 mL cylindrical vessel of stainless steel with dimensions as specified in Fig. 3.01-2. Procedure Passing a quantity of powder sample sufficient to complete the test through a 1.0 mm sieve, if necessary, to break up agglomerates that may have formed during storage and allow the obtained sample to flow freely into the measuring vessel until it overflows. Carefully scrape the excess powder from the top of the vessel as described for Method 2. Determine the mass (m0) of the powder to the nearest 0.1 per cent by subtraction of the previously determined mass of the empty measuring vessel. Calculate the bulk density (g/mL) by the formula m0/100 and record the average of 3 determinations using 3 …show more content…

As the electric sieve shaker operates, the particles of the sample are distributed in the pans according to their size ranges. The process of sieving will commence with the placing of the activated carbon on the top most pan of 450 µ. The shaker operates electrically and will be able to distribute the particles according to their sizes in the sieve pans. Packaging of the sieved samples in the tight polyethene bag and properly label for easy identification during the adsorption work will be carried

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