Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.

Recent application of nanomaterials as adsorbent for heavy metals removal has shown remarkable results which is largely due their mechanical and physical properties. In this work, feasibility of using novel carbon nanomaterials as adsorbent for the removal of copper, nickel and lead ions from an ind...

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Main Authors: Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele, Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Ahmed, Yehya M.
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
Published: 2009
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/6428/1/Metal_Removal_from_Industrial_Wastewater_by_a_Novel_Carbon.pdf
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author Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele
Al-Mamun, Abdullah
Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid
Ahmed, Yehya M.
author_facet Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele
Al-Mamun, Abdullah
Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid
Ahmed, Yehya M.
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description Recent application of nanomaterials as adsorbent for heavy metals removal has shown remarkable results which is largely due their mechanical and physical properties. In this work, feasibility of using novel carbon nanomaterials as adsorbent for the removal of copper, nickel and lead ions from an industrial wastewater by the adsorption process was investigated. The adsorbent used was a composite carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) grown on substrate granular activated carbon (GAC) made from Palm Kernel shell (PKS) of mesh size 8x12.Characterization of the adsorbent was carried out using FESEM, TEM. The effect of pH and adsorbent dosage on metals uptake from solution was investigated. The results showed successful growth of CNMs on the GAC, the adsorption of lead, copper and nickel metals ions was best at pH 5, while maximum capacity was recorded at 1 g/L dosage of adsorbent for lead and copper while nickel was at 2 g/L. The order of affinity for the metals ions by the adsorbent was Pb> Cu >Ni.
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spelling iium-64282024-05-13T03:11:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/6428/ Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial. Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele Al-Mamun, Abdullah Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid Ahmed, Yehya M. TP Chemical technology Recent application of nanomaterials as adsorbent for heavy metals removal has shown remarkable results which is largely due their mechanical and physical properties. In this work, feasibility of using novel carbon nanomaterials as adsorbent for the removal of copper, nickel and lead ions from an industrial wastewater by the adsorption process was investigated. The adsorbent used was a composite carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) grown on substrate granular activated carbon (GAC) made from Palm Kernel shell (PKS) of mesh size 8x12.Characterization of the adsorbent was carried out using FESEM, TEM. The effect of pH and adsorbent dosage on metals uptake from solution was investigated. The results showed successful growth of CNMs on the GAC, the adsorption of lead, copper and nickel metals ions was best at pH 5, while maximum capacity was recorded at 1 g/L dosage of adsorbent for lead and copper while nickel was at 2 g/L. The order of affinity for the metals ions by the adsorbent was Pb> Cu >Ni. 2009 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/6428/1/Metal_Removal_from_Industrial_Wastewater_by_a_Novel_Carbon.pdf Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele and Al-Mamun, Abdullah and Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid and Ahmed, Yehya M. (2009) Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial. In: Environmental Science and Technology Conference - ESTEC, 7-8 Dec., 2009, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Onundi, Yusuf Bamidele
Al-Mamun, Abdullah
Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid
Ahmed, Yehya M.
Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
title Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
title_full Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
title_fullStr Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
title_full_unstemmed Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
title_short Metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
title_sort metal removal from industrial wastewater by a novel carbon nanomaterial.
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/6428/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6428/1/Metal_Removal_from_Industrial_Wastewater_by_a_Novel_Carbon.pdf