Activated carbon is used in sugar industries for the removal of colorants from sugar liquor. It is alsornused for treatment of potable water as well as industrial wastewater. Coal is a commercially usedrnactivated carbon, which is a limited non-renewable resource. However, there are different renewablernresources such as sugarcane bagasse, peanut shells, rice husk, rice straw, coconut shells, which couldrnbe used as alternatives. The aims of this study were to decolorize raw cane sugar by using activatedrncarbons prepared from renewable low cost sugarcane bagasse (SCB) and to investigate the effects ofrnreagent to precursor ratio and activation temperature on decolorization efficiency. SCB was groundrnto the desired particle size, screened and characterized for powdered activated carbons (PAC)rnpreparation. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) at 0.25:1.0 and 0.5:1.0 impregnation ratio (IR-reagent tornprecursor) was used as an activating agent. The carbons were prepared in a carbonization process inrnan inert environment with a nitrogen gas flow rate of 0.2 l/min at temperatures of 500Â°C and 600Â°Crnfor three hours. Using the same temperature and activation time but without reagent, bio-chars werernalso prepared for control and reference purpose to compare and contrast effects of reagent onrnprepared carbons properties and adsorption efficiency. The prepared carbons were characterized forrntheir proximate and surface properties. Carbon yield, amount of burn off and bulk density were alsorndetermined for each sample of prepared carbons. Decolorization efficiency of each carbon was batchrntested using ICUMSA method. The effects of carbon dose, raw sugar solution (syrup) concentration,rnsolution temperature, and adsorption time on decolorization efficiency were studied in thisrnexperiment. The adsorbent prepared at a temperature of 600Â°C and 0.5:1.0 IR gave the best qualityrnwith respect to carbon yield (25.5204 %), bulk density (0.4022g/ml) and decolorization efficiencyrn(56 %). The second best quality adsorbent, in terms of these parameters, was the carbon prepared atrn5000C with the same IR having the results of 29.9081 %, 0.4028 g/ml and 40 % respectively.