Çörek Otu Posasının Aktif Karbon Üretiminde Değerlendirilmesi.

Black cumin pulp is a residue remaining after oil extraction from black cumin. In this study, black cumin pulp, an agro-industrial waste, was used for the production of activated carbon as a precursor material. In the activated carbon production, the chemical activation process was applied. ZnCl2 was used as an activating agent. Activated carbon production was carried out at different ZnCl2 impregnation rates (1:1 and 2:1) and an activation temperature of 500 oC. The structural and morphological characterization of the activated carbon samples obtained were performed by BET, FTIR, XRD, and pHpzc analysis. BET surface areas of activated carbon samples obtained at impregnation ratios of 1:1 (AC1) and 2:1 (AC2) were found to be 505.073 m2/g and 276.563 m2/g, respectively. The results from the study demonstrated that the black cumin pulp is an appropriate precursor for activated carbon production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]