Characterization of Biochar Produced from sunflower Seed Husks (Helianthus Annus)

Abstract

A recent uptick in the utilization of agricultural waste as a resource for the production of high-quality, high-carbon products that can be substituted for a wide variety of materials and fillers in a wide variety of industrial and environmental settings can be attributed to the fact that this practice has become more prevalent in recent years. This approach is gaining support from more frequently people as individuals become more conscious of the significance of preserving the natural world. This examination was conducted with the goal of describing and evaluating the amount of carbon (C) that was discovered in the sample. The physicochemical properties of biochar were created from (sunflower seed husks, SSH) that were subjected to pyrolysis at a temperature of 400 degrees Celsius for a time period of (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 hours). Characterizations of the biochar that is produced from sunflower seed husks are carried out by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (EDS and FTIR analysis). However, the total quantity of fixed carbon content increased as the pyrolysis residence time increased. This was although the output of biochar and the functional groups reduced. SSHB is going to be a useful resource for applications that demand high carbon content, as well as for usage as filler in a wide variety of composites.