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Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch

Organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 9th - 12th June 2007 at Park Royal Hotel, Penang.

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Main Authors: Saiful Azhar, Saad, Suhardy, Daud, Farizul Hafiz, Kasim, Mohd Nazry, Salleh
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2008
Subjects:
Methylene blue (MB)
Adsorption
Empty fruit bunch
Formaldehyde
Sulphuric acid
Dyes and dyeing
Sugarcane bagasse
Bagasse
Agricultural wastes
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/1174
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spelling my.unimap-11742009-08-14T08:42:34Z Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch Saiful Azhar, Saad Suhardy, Daud Farizul Hafiz, Kasim Mohd Nazry, Salleh Methylene blue (MB) Adsorption Empty fruit bunch Formaldehyde Sulphuric acid Dyes and dyeing Sugarcane bagasse Bagasse Agricultural wastes Organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 9th - 12th June 2007 at Park Royal Hotel, Penang. Many industries in Malaysia such as textile, paper, high-technology, paint, pharmaceuticals, food, leather, cosmetics, tannery, printing and plastics, use varies dye in order to color their product like batik and also consume substantial volumes of water. Among varies industries, textiles industry ranks first in usage of dyes for coloration of fiber. As a result, they generate a considerable amount of colored wastewater. The effectiveness of the adsorption for dye removal from wastewater has made it an ideal alternative to other expensive treatment methods. This study investigated the potential use of sugarcane bagasse, pretreated with formaldehyde and sulphuric acid for the removal of methylene blue dyes from simulated wastewater. The effect of the initial dye concentration was investigated. For the powdered activated carbon (PAC), the percentage of intake almost 100% for all initial dyes concentration. On the other hand, for formaldehyde treated empty fruit bunch (PCEFB), the highest percentage of removal (96.4%) was obtained for 50 mg/L of initial dyes concentration and 50.5% for initial dyes concentrations of 250 mg/L. For the sulphuric acid treated empty fruit bunch (PCEFB), the highest and the lowest percentages of dyes removal are 98.2% and 74.5%, respectively. The study shows that higher adsorption percentages were observed at lower concentrations of methylene blue and the result is compared with the commercially available activated carbon. From this study, we can conclude that sulphuric acid or formaldehyde treated empty fruit bunch can be attractive option for dye removal from dilute industrial effluent. 2008-05-20T08:43:48Z 2008-05-20T08:43:48Z 2007-06-09 Working Paper http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1174 en 1st International Conference on Sustainable Materials 2007 (ICoSM2007) Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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language English
topic Methylene blue (MB)
Adsorption
Empty fruit bunch
Formaldehyde
Sulphuric acid
Dyes and dyeing
Sugarcane bagasse
Bagasse
Agricultural wastes
spellingShingle Methylene blue (MB)
Adsorption
Empty fruit bunch
Formaldehyde
Sulphuric acid
Dyes and dyeing
Sugarcane bagasse
Bagasse
Agricultural wastes
Saiful Azhar, Saad
Suhardy, Daud
Farizul Hafiz, Kasim
Mohd Nazry, Salleh
Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
description Organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 9th - 12th June 2007 at Park Royal Hotel, Penang.
format Working Paper
author Saiful Azhar, Saad
Suhardy, Daud
Farizul Hafiz, Kasim
Mohd Nazry, Salleh
author_facet Saiful Azhar, Saad
Suhardy, Daud
Farizul Hafiz, Kasim
Mohd Nazry, Salleh
author_sort Saiful Azhar, Saad
title Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
title_short Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
title_full Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
title_fullStr Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
title_full_unstemmed Methylene Blue Removal from Simulated Wastewater by Adsorption Using Treated Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunch
title_sort methylene blue removal from simulated wastewater by adsorption using treated oil palm empty fruit bunch
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2008
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/1174
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