Biosorption of Methylene Blue by Activated Carbon from Sugarcane Waste (ACSW)

This study was aimed to produce and characterized activated carbon from sugarcane bagassebyphysical and chemicalactivation. Physical activation was performed by carbonation process in temperatures 450 0 C and 650 0 C. While chemical activationusedH 3 PO 4 10%, FeCl 3 10% and KMnO 4 10% as activator. The results showed that total yield (%) 49.8396 - 80.635; pH 4.0-7.9; ash content (g) 0.3338-0.8820; adsorption capacity of iod (%) 93.92-99.20. Morphological structure, functional group and Crystal structure was studied by using SEM analysis, FT-IR and XRD Difragtogram respectively.Adsorption capacity(%) of methylene blue 1.5 ppm and 2.5 ppm using UV-VIS Spectrophotometer produces; for H 3 PO 4 activatorat 450℃ = 99.24 and ND;at 600℃ = ND and 99.24. FeCl 3 activator at 450℃ = 93.8 and 28.68; At 600℃ = ND and 99.24. KMnO 4 activator at 450℃ = 61.24 and 65.12; At 600℃ = 39.4 and 53.79.