Synthesis of activated carbon using palm leaves and potassium permanganate
Synthesis of activated carbon using palm leaves and potassium permanganate
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US 11,945,725 B1
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الصحة - Health
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2024
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مكتب البراءات الأمريكي - US Patent Office
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Balal; Samah Babiker Daffalla (Al-Ahsa, SA), Al Amer; Arwa Abdulhameed (Riyadh, SA)
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A method of preparing an activated charcoal can include obtaining palm leaves; grinding the palm leaves; refluxing the ground palm leaves with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to obtain a basic solution; draining the basic solution from the palm leaves; washing and drying the ground palm leaves; refluxing the dried ground palm leaves with potassium permanganate (KMnO.sub.4) to obtain a reaction mixture; heating the reaction mixture; washing the reaction mixture with hydrochloric acid (HCl); and drying the reaction mixture to obtain activated carbon. A method of removing a pollutant from an aqueous solution includes contacting the activated carbon as prepared in with the aqueous solution to remove organic dyes.