Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties

Malaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil in the world, which inevitably would also result in huge production of oil palm biomass. Without proper management, this biomass could pose serious environmental problems. Oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) is one type of oil palm biomass which can be...

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Main Authors: Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri, Musa, Nur Fashya, Sedran, Ulises, Pujro, Richard, Zakaria, Zainul Akmar
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21813
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spelling my.utm.958452022-06-20T04:13:07Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95845/ Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri Musa, Nur Fashya Sedran, Ulises Pujro, Richard Zakaria, Zainul Akmar Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology Malaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil in the world, which inevitably would also result in huge production of oil palm biomass. Without proper management, this biomass could pose serious environmental problems. Oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) is one type of oil palm biomass which can be processed further for useful application such as dye removal from water. In the present study, OPMF was thermally treated using microwave-assisted pyrolysis. The sample was characterized (proximate, ultimate, lignin content, BET, FTIR, and SEM) and investigated using thermogravimetric analyzer. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor achieved from the Kissinger, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) and Ozawa-Flynn-Wall (OFW) methods were 159.74, 161.90, 163.29 kJ mol−1, and 1.02 × 10−10, 1.90 × 10−13, 3.79 × 10−17 min−1, respectively. The dye removal performance was evaluated using methylene blue (MB) with parameters of initial concentration of MB, contact time, biochar dosage, temperature and pH. The kinetics of MB removal by OPMF was best described using the pseudo-second order kinetic model, followed by Elovich, pseudo-first order and Weber-Morris. As a conclusion, OPMF generated from oil palm processing has the potential to be used as alternative raw materials to produce biochar for dye removal application. John Wiley and Sons Inc 2021 Article PeerReviewed Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri and Musa, Nur Fashya and Sedran, Ulises and Pujro, Richard and Zakaria, Zainul Akmar (2021) Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties. Environmental Quality Management . ISSN 1088-1913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21813 DOI:10.1002/tqem.21813
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topic Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
TP Chemical technology
Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri
Musa, Nur Fashya
Sedran, Ulises
Pujro, Richard
Zakaria, Zainul Akmar
Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
description Malaysia is one of the largest producers of palm oil in the world, which inevitably would also result in huge production of oil palm biomass. Without proper management, this biomass could pose serious environmental problems. Oil palm mesocarp fiber (OPMF) is one type of oil palm biomass which can be processed further for useful application such as dye removal from water. In the present study, OPMF was thermally treated using microwave-assisted pyrolysis. The sample was characterized (proximate, ultimate, lignin content, BET, FTIR, and SEM) and investigated using thermogravimetric analyzer. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor achieved from the Kissinger, Kissinger-Akahira-Sunose (KAS) and Ozawa-Flynn-Wall (OFW) methods were 159.74, 161.90, 163.29 kJ mol−1, and 1.02 × 10−10, 1.90 × 10−13, 3.79 × 10−17 min−1, respectively. The dye removal performance was evaluated using methylene blue (MB) with parameters of initial concentration of MB, contact time, biochar dosage, temperature and pH. The kinetics of MB removal by OPMF was best described using the pseudo-second order kinetic model, followed by Elovich, pseudo-first order and Weber-Morris. As a conclusion, OPMF generated from oil palm processing has the potential to be used as alternative raw materials to produce biochar for dye removal application.
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author Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri
Musa, Nur Fashya
Sedran, Ulises
Pujro, Richard
Zakaria, Zainul Akmar
author_facet Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri
Musa, Nur Fashya
Sedran, Ulises
Pujro, Richard
Zakaria, Zainul Akmar
author_sort Abd. Aziz, Muhammad Fakhrul Syukri
title Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
title_short Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
title_full Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
title_fullStr Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
title_full_unstemmed Microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
title_sort microwave-assisted production of biochar from oil palm mesocarp fiber and its dye removal properties
publisher John Wiley and Sons Inc
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95845/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tqem.21813
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