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Study of process and efficacy of conversion of Indian species of bamboo to activated carbon.

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay investigated, on behalf of the NMBA, the process and relative efficiency of conversion of differnt bamboo species to activated carbon. 

Three commonly occurring species has been used in the experimentation.  These are Melacona baccifera, Bambusa tulda and Oxytenathera stockii.

It was observed during the experimentation that the performance of bamboo based activated carbon, with methylene blue as colouring agent gives better adsorption indices than that of the standard activated carbon. Good results obtained, measured in surface area and porosity, confirming that Indian bamboo is a good raw material for conversion to activated carbon .

Activated carbon prepared from Bambusa tulda was found to be the best in terms of surface area and adsorption capacity

 

 

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