Characteristics of Activated Carbon Panels in Reducing CO, NO2, HC, Pb, and Noise

activated carbon adsorption indoor air pollution materials palm oil shell panel

Authors

  • Maria Roosa Srah Darmanijati
    darmanijatimaria@gmail.com
    Doctoral Program of Environmental Science Department, Post Graduate School of Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia, Jalan Ir. Sutami No. 36A, Jebres, Kota Surakarta 57126, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Pranoto Pranoto Chemistry Department, Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia, Jalan Ir. Sutami No. 36A, Jebres, Kota Surakarta 57126, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Ari Handono Ramelan Physics Department, Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia, Jalan Ir. Sutami No. 36A, Jebres, Kota Surakarta 57126, Indonesia, Indonesia
  • Inayati Inayati Chemical Engineering Department, Chemistry Engineering, Sebelas Maret University, Surakarta, Indonesia, Jalan Ir. Sutami No. 36A, Jebres, Kota Surakarta 57126, Indonesia, Indonesia
August 12, 2024

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Increasing population growth has resulted in increased vehicle ownership and the need for parking facilities, including in basements. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of palm shell activated carbon panels in reducing CO, NO2, HC, Pb, and noise. The experiment was conducted in a 4 m x 3 m x 2.1 m room using three treatments: without installed activated carbon panels; with 1 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm activated carbon panels; and with 2 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm activated carbon panels. During the measurement, three motorcycles were turned on and kept in idle mode. The concentrations of CO, NO2, HC, ambient Pb, and noise were measured. The results showed that the activated carbon panels were able to reduce CO, NO2, Pb, HC, and noise. The highest performance was obtained for 2-cm thickness of activated carbon panels, with CO, NO2, HC, Pb, and noise decreasing to 824 µg/m3, 8.4 µg/m3, 4.4 µg/m3, 0.2 µg/m3, and 87.44 dB, respectively. Following the adsorption process, the carbon content and pore size of the activated carbon panels had changed from 68.32% to 90.95% and 0.17-3.652 µm to 0.34-5.56 µm respectively for testing with 2-cm thickness panels.