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
1.1History of activated carbon
1.2Forms of Activated carbon
1.3Kinds of Activated carbon
1.4Actuated carbon properties
1.5Adsorption parameters of activated carbon
1.6Application of actuated carbon
1.7Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
2.1History of coal
2.2Coal formation
2.3Mining of coal
2.4Properties of coal
2.5Rank and classification of coal
2.6Uses of coal
2.7Classification of coal
2.8Coconut
2.9Classification of coconut palm
2.10Uses of the coconut palm
2.11Structure of the coconut palm
2.12Utilization of coconut shells
2.13Destructive distillation of coconut shell
2.14Manufacture of coconut shell charcoal
2.15Properties of coal and coconut carbon
2.16Activation of coal carbon
2.17Types of activated carbon
2.18Coal based activated carbon
2.19Properties of coal activated carbon
2.20Coconut shell-based activated carbon
2.21Properties of coconut-shell activated carbon
CHAPTER THREE
3.1Experimental procedure
3.2Preliminary treatment of palm oil
3.3Experimental procedure for adsorption process
CHAPTER FOUR
4.1Analysis
4.2Results
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1Discussion
5.2Recommendation
5.3Conclusion
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