Effect of PET Content on the Crystallite and Morphology Formation of PET/Sugar Bagasse-Derived Biochar
摘要
This research study the effect of PET content on the crystallite and morphology formation of PET/Sugar bagasse-dervied biochar. The batch mixture of sugar bagasse and wasted PET was mixed thoroughly with fixed 20wt. % KOH as alkaline binding with different amount of wasted PET such as 25%; 50%; 75% and 100wt.%. The green pellet was pyrolysis at 300 ℃ for 3 h to obtain the PET-source biochar. The morphology and crystallite size of obtained biochar could be control by mixing ratio of PET and sugar bagasse. This biochar is a mixture of carbon and K-containing compound; thus it can be used for applications related to heavy metal removal or as a carbon-based fuel in industries such as coal power plants, cement kilns, or metallurgical steel-making industries.