Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
Mercury is a heavy metal and is used widely in the industry, making it a global problem. It accounts for approximately 70% of man-made emissions. Activated carbon was found to be efficient for the adsorption of Hg(ll) in aqueous solution. The characterization of Hg(ll) uptake showed that the mercury...
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| author | Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah |
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| description | Mercury is a heavy metal and is used widely in the industry, making it a global problem. It accounts for approximately 70% of man-made emissions. Activated carbon was found to be efficient for the adsorption of Hg(ll) in aqueous solution. The characterization of Hg(ll) uptake showed that the mercury binding is dependent on initial pH, agitation speed, amount of dosage and also the interaction between pH and contact time. From the experiment, the initial concentration of mercury was set to be 1.6 mg/L. It was found that the minimum residual concentration of mercury was 0.0075 mg/L (99.53%) at the condition of pH 6.5, agitation speed of 100 rpm, contact time of 70 min and AC dosage of 20 mg. This
value was considered acceptable as it met the requirement of the Department of Environment, Malaysia. |
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| spelling | iium-126082013-12-17T22:13:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12608/ Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah TD172 Environmental pollution Mercury is a heavy metal and is used widely in the industry, making it a global problem. It accounts for approximately 70% of man-made emissions. Activated carbon was found to be efficient for the adsorption of Hg(ll) in aqueous solution. The characterization of Hg(ll) uptake showed that the mercury binding is dependent on initial pH, agitation speed, amount of dosage and also the interaction between pH and contact time. From the experiment, the initial concentration of mercury was set to be 1.6 mg/L. It was found that the minimum residual concentration of mercury was 0.0075 mg/L (99.53%) at the condition of pH 6.5, agitation speed of 100 rpm, contact time of 70 min and AC dosage of 20 mg. This value was considered acceptable as it met the requirement of the Department of Environment, Malaysia. Academic Journals 2011-12-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12608/1/Application_of_activated_carbon_from_empty_fruit_bunch.pdf Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Jamil, Ili Nadirah (2011) Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10 (81). pp. 18768-18774. ISSN 1684–5315 http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2750 |
| spellingShingle | TD172 Environmental pollution Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution |
| title | Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution |
| title_full | Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution |
| title_fullStr | Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution |
| title_short | Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution |
| title_sort | application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (efb) for mercury [hg(ii)] removal from aqueous solution |
| topic | TD172 Environmental pollution |
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