Parameter Raw sample Activated sample Moisture content (%) 20.20 ± 0.23 5.22 ± 0.10 Ash content (%) 30.10 ± 0.20 10.71 ± 0.18 Bulk density (g/m3) 0.22 ± 0.01 0.84 ± 0.09 Iodine number 304.20 ± 48 456.50 ± 59 Particle size(μm) < 300 < 300 pH 7.2 4.0

Table 1: Physico-chemical properties of adsorbent prepared from vitellaria paradoxa.