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Application of magnetic-biomass-derived activated carbon as an adsorbent for the treatment of recalcitrant wastewater
- Source :
- Chemical Papers. 75:5279-5295
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Two types of biomass adsorbents have been developed in this study using Palm Kernel Shell Activated Carbon (PKS-AC), iron oxide, and zeolite. Micrographs and the adsorbent’s chemical composition were identified using a scanning electron microscopy with a energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX), and a Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis was used to determine the specific surface area of the adsorbents. The newly developed adsorbents have been used for the adsorption of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME). The effects of adsorbent dosage, contact time, and initial solution pH were identified using Design of Experiment. The Iron Oxide Palm Kernel Shell Activated Carbon (Fe/PKS-AC) shows the highest color removal efficiency (93.2 percent) compared to Zeolite Iron Oxide Palm Kernel Shell Activated Carbon (Zeolite-Fe/PKS-AC) using 5 g/L of adsorbent dosage, an initial pH of 3 and a retention time of 40 min and 60 min, respectively. Besides, Zeolite-Fe/PKS-AC reported higher degradation efficiency (62.6%) than Fe/PKS-AC within an hour of contact time. The reusability study also shows that Zeolite-Fe/PKS-AC could retain its adsorbent capability over five cycles and had a minimal decrease of 5.6 %. It can be deduced that the newly developed biomass adsorbents from palm kernel shells can provide a cost-effective alternative for the treatment of POME and other recalcitrant wastewaters.
- Subjects :
- General Chemical Engineering
Iron oxide
Biomass
02 engineering and technology
General Chemistry
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Biochemistry
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
0104 chemical sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
Adsorption
chemistry
Wastewater
Palm kernel
Specific surface area
Materials Chemistry
medicine
0210 nano-technology
Zeolite
Nuclear chemistry
Activated carbon
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 25857290 and 03666352
- Volume :
- 75
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Chemical Papers
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........4ecce42e245ed0e8a614982f82940576