Mango Seed Powder Essay

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MANUFACTURING AND CHARACTERISATION OF ACTIVATED CARBON FOR DYE REMOVAL

Deepshikha Singh*, Priyanka Dhar, Dr. S.N. Upadhyay

Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
E-mail: deepshikha.singh.che13@itbhu.ac.in

Abstract – Removal of synthetic dye (methylene blue) from aqueous solution was studied using agricultural and plastic wastes based carbons. So the objective of present work is to propose an alternative use for agricultural and plastic wastes which are commonly available wastes. For the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions batch experiments were carried out. The operating variables like temperature, adsorbent dose, initial dye concentration …show more content…

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS

3.2.1. Moisture content-
For calculating moisture content, sample taken in a petri dish was placed in the hot air oven at 1000C for one and half hours. Later it was taken out and weighed. Moisture
3.2.2. Ash content-
Sample taken in a silica crucible was ignited in the muffle furnace at 6000C for one and half hour. After the time span, it was taken out from the furnace and weighed.
3.2.3. Volatile Matter-
A known amount of sample was taken in a cylindrical crucible. The crucible was placed in a muffle furnace at 9250C, covered with lid, and heated for exactly 7 minutes. Then it was taken out, allowed to cool and weighed.
3.2.4. Fixed carbon content-
The fixed carbon content was determined by subtracting sum of percentage compositions of moisture , volatile matter and ash content from 100.
Fixed carbon FC=100-(volatile matter + ash content)

Table 1:Mango seed based carbon-
Proximate analysis Mango seed powder Carbonized powder
Ash content 2.85 2.9
Moisture content 4.46 2.2
Volatile matter 70.21 12.4
Fixed carbon 22.48

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