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Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents

This study aims to evaluate the adsorptive properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch for the removal of cationic pollutants in water. The untreated and hydrochloric acid-treated empty fruit bunches were characterized based on pH of adsorbent, specific surface area and surface functional groups. The a...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah, Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas, Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah, Hassan, Hashim
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54860/
http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v74.4707
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spelling my.utm.548602017-11-01T04:17:04Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54860/ Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah Hassan, Hashim TP Chemical technology This study aims to evaluate the adsorptive properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch for the removal of cationic pollutants in water. The untreated and hydrochloric acid-treated empty fruit bunches were characterized based on pH of adsorbent, specific surface area and surface functional groups. The adsorbents were then used to challenge varying concentrations of methylene blue dye and copper (II) in aqueous solution. Results show that the specific surface area of empty fruit bunch decreased upon the treatment with hydrochloric acid. The untreated adsorbent displays a higher equilibrium removal of the target pollutants due to its higher specific surface area of 28.4 m2/g. The maximum removal were recorded as 0.103 and 0.075 mmol/g for methylene blue and copper (II), respectively. Oil palm empty fruit bunch is a promising candidate for the removal of cationic pollutants in aqueous solution. Penerbit UTM Press 2015 Article PeerReviewed Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah and Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas and Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah and Hassan, Hashim (2015) Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents. Jurnal Teknologi, 74 (7). pp. 107-110. ISSN 0127-9696 http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v74.4707 DOI:10.11113/jt.v74.4707
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topic TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah
Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas
Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah
Hassan, Hashim
Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
description This study aims to evaluate the adsorptive properties of oil palm empty fruit bunch for the removal of cationic pollutants in water. The untreated and hydrochloric acid-treated empty fruit bunches were characterized based on pH of adsorbent, specific surface area and surface functional groups. The adsorbents were then used to challenge varying concentrations of methylene blue dye and copper (II) in aqueous solution. Results show that the specific surface area of empty fruit bunch decreased upon the treatment with hydrochloric acid. The untreated adsorbent displays a higher equilibrium removal of the target pollutants due to its higher specific surface area of 28.4 m2/g. The maximum removal were recorded as 0.103 and 0.075 mmol/g for methylene blue and copper (II), respectively. Oil palm empty fruit bunch is a promising candidate for the removal of cationic pollutants in aqueous solution.
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author Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah
Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas
Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah
Hassan, Hashim
author_facet Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah
Ahmad Zaini, Muhammad Abbas
Mohd. Setapar, Siti Hamidah
Hassan, Hashim
author_sort Mohd. Nasir, Nur Haziqah
title Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
title_short Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
title_full Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
title_fullStr Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
title_full_unstemmed Removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
title_sort removal of methylene blue and copper (ii) by oil palm empty fruit bunch sorbents
publisher Penerbit UTM Press
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/54860/
http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/jt.v74.4707
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