Characterization of Acid Impregnated Activated Carbon Developed from Tannery Sludge

The sludge discharged from the preliminary treatment of a tannery effluent plant is considered for development activated carbon. carbon developed by impregnating precursor in an acid activating agent (H2SO4). activation carried under different operating conditions such as varying temperature (600–800oC) and impregnation ratios (1 2) two particle sizes 600 µm 300 µm. A content 74% was obtained at 650oC 3 hrs with size (3S-52). characterization 3S-52 out using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) isotherm plots to analyze surface morphology pore distribution, volume diameter. nitrogen physisorption analysis distribution also done −196oC (77K). volume, area were determined 0.133cm3/g, 5.15 Ao 212.32 m2/g respectively. These results demonstrated feasibility treat produce microporous carbons