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Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds

Boron is an essential element for plants, animal and human. Nonetheless, its presence in seawater and some natural ground waters could be harmful to plants and animals. Human life and the eco-system could also be seriously affected when exposed to excess boron. Boron has various applications espec...

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Main Authors: Jami, Mohammed Saedi, Zakaria, Nur Syahirah, Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed, Ngabura, Mohammed, Ahmad, Mani Malam
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Published: Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
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TP155 Chemical engineering
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spelling my.iium.irep.666502018-11-08T03:58:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66650/ Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds Jami, Mohammed Saedi Zakaria, Nur Syahirah Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed Ngabura, Mohammed Ahmad, Mani Malam TP155 Chemical engineering Boron is an essential element for plants, animal and human. Nonetheless, its presence in seawater and some natural ground waters could be harmful to plants and animals. Human life and the eco-system could also be seriously affected when exposed to excess boron. Boron has various applications especially in the industrial sector that led to its easy discharge to the environment. In order to safeguard public health, many separation technologies have been used in boron removal from seawater. Among these technologies, adsorption process is highly recommended because it can treat solutions with very low concentration of boron using selective adsorbents. In this work, Moringa oleifera has been chosen to be adsorbent due to its non-toxic and biodegradable properties and promising removal efficiency. Besides, it is environmentally friendly; it does not significantly affect the pH and conductivity of water after the treatment. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of parameters on the adsorption capacity of M. oleifera. The studied parameters that influenced boron sorption are solution pH (7-9), adsorbent dosage (0.4-0.8 g), and contact time (60-180 min) were optimized by using Face-centred Central Composite Design (FCCCD). The results showed that the highest percentage removal of 65% was achieved at optimum pH of 8, contact time of 120 min and adsorbent dosage of 0.6 g. The adsorption studies were better fitted to Freundlich isotherm compared to Langmuir isotherm model. Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018-09-19 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66650/1/66650_Optimization%20of%20Process%20Parameters.pdf Jami, Mohammed Saedi and Zakaria, Nur Syahirah and Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed and Ngabura, Mohammed and Ahmad, Mani Malam (2018) Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds. In: 5th International Conference on Biotechnology Engineering (ICBioE 2018), 19th-20th September 2018, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2018/
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topic TP155 Chemical engineering
spellingShingle TP155 Chemical engineering
Jami, Mohammed Saedi
Zakaria, Nur Syahirah
Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed
Ngabura, Mohammed
Ahmad, Mani Malam
Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds
description Boron is an essential element for plants, animal and human. Nonetheless, its presence in seawater and some natural ground waters could be harmful to plants and animals. Human life and the eco-system could also be seriously affected when exposed to excess boron. Boron has various applications especially in the industrial sector that led to its easy discharge to the environment. In order to safeguard public health, many separation technologies have been used in boron removal from seawater. Among these technologies, adsorption process is highly recommended because it can treat solutions with very low concentration of boron using selective adsorbents. In this work, Moringa oleifera has been chosen to be adsorbent due to its non-toxic and biodegradable properties and promising removal efficiency. Besides, it is environmentally friendly; it does not significantly affect the pH and conductivity of water after the treatment. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of parameters on the adsorption capacity of M. oleifera. The studied parameters that influenced boron sorption are solution pH (7-9), adsorbent dosage (0.4-0.8 g), and contact time (60-180 min) were optimized by using Face-centred Central Composite Design (FCCCD). The results showed that the highest percentage removal of 65% was achieved at optimum pH of 8, contact time of 120 min and adsorbent dosage of 0.6 g. The adsorption studies were better fitted to Freundlich isotherm compared to Langmuir isotherm model.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Jami, Mohammed Saedi
Zakaria, Nur Syahirah
Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed
Ngabura, Mohammed
Ahmad, Mani Malam
author_facet Jami, Mohammed Saedi
Zakaria, Nur Syahirah
Ahmed, Moussa Mohamed
Ngabura, Mohammed
Ahmad, Mani Malam
author_sort Jami, Mohammed Saedi
title Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds
title_short Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds
title_full Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds
title_fullStr Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds
title_full_unstemmed Optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using Moringa oleifera seeds
title_sort optimization of process parameters for boron adsorption from sea water using moringa oleifera seeds
publisher Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/66650/1/66650_Optimization%20of%20Process%20Parameters.pdf
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http://www.iium.edu.my/icbioe/2018/
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