Potential of jackfruit peel as precursor for activated carbon prepared by microwave induced NaOH activation

► Highlight the renewable use of jackfruit peel. ► Evaluate the effects of preparation and operational parameters. ► Short activation time of 7 min and low chemical impregnation ratio of 1.50. ► High BET and Langmuir surface area of 1286.70 and 1944.89 m2/g. ► Monolayer adsorption capacity for methylene blue as 400.06 mg/g and carbon yield of 80.82%.