A study on behavior of bamboo charcoal in oil absorption

Abstract

A study of potentially of bamboo charcoal in oil absorption is presented. This study examined the relationship between the carbonizing temperature of bamboo charcoal, surface area identified in morphology of bamboo charcoal, minerals contain in bamboo ch�rcoal and potential of oil absorption. With regard to the carbonizing temperature of bamboo charcoal, bamboo material was controllese at temperature of 500 ° ° C and 700 C. The , potentially of bamboo charcoal in oil absorption were the highest for the bamboo charcoal carbonized at 700 C. The origin of absorption properties also discussed based on the identifying of functional group using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR). However, bamboo charcoal was also characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and X-Ray Fluorescene (XRF).