Process optimization for enhanced carbon capture and cyclic stability using adsorbents derived from coal fly ash.

Zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are popular adsorbents when it comes to capturing CO from the gaseous feed stream. In this study, a hybrid of zeolite and ZIF-8 adsorbent was synthesized from coal fly ash via fusion-hydrothermal process and then in-situ aqueous ZIF-8 synthesis technique. This technique of in-situ synthesis is highly cost-effective as it is done at room temperature.

The physicochemical characteristics and anaerobic degradability of desiccated coconut industry waste water.

Desiccated coconut industries (DCI) create various intermediates from fresh coconut kernel for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food industries. The mechanized and non-mechanized DCI process between 10,000 and 100,000 nuts/day to discharge 6-150 m(3) of malodorous waste water leading to a discharge of 264-6642 kg chemical oxygen demand (COD) daily. In these units, three main types of waste water streams are coconut kernel water, kernel wash water and virgin oil waste water.