Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of different biosorbent materials for oil removal from polluted water. Three natural and chemically treated fibers of Banana, Durian, Jackfruits were utilized to absorb two types of oil namely diesel and petroleum from polluted water. The chemic...

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Main Authors: Wan Ibrahim, Wan Nazihah, Mohmad Tahiruddin, Nordiana Suhada, Jaluddin, Siti Nurhazlin
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Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2013
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Mohmad Tahiruddin, Nordiana Suhada
Jaluddin, Siti Nurhazlin
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description The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of different biosorbent materials for oil removal from polluted water. Three natural and chemically treated fibers of Banana, Durian, Jackfruits were utilized to absorb two types of oil namely diesel and petroleum from polluted water. The chemical modification of fruits fibers was carried out using acetic anhydride with absence and presence of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as catalyst has been investigated. The degree of acetylation was determined to measure the percentage of the fibers that has been modified in the sample. The chemical modification of the fruits fiber was evaluated by degree of acetylation method using FTIR Spectroscopy. This study also investigates the characterization of the fibers using FTIR spectrophotometer and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The comparison study between untreated and treated fibers was carried out with catalyst. The acetylated fiber show higher oil absorption capacity compare to untreated fiber due to increasing of hydrophobic properties on the surface of fiber. It was found that the weight percent gain increase up to 14% with using the catalyst compared to 7% without using catalyst. Thus, NBS was chosen as catalyst in this study.
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spelling uitm-344392020-09-24T06:33:58Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34439/ Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin jurnalintelek Wan Ibrahim, Wan Nazihah Mohmad Tahiruddin, Nordiana Suhada Jaluddin, Siti Nurhazlin Physical and theoretical chemistry Catalysis The aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of different biosorbent materials for oil removal from polluted water. Three natural and chemically treated fibers of Banana, Durian, Jackfruits were utilized to absorb two types of oil namely diesel and petroleum from polluted water. The chemical modification of fruits fibers was carried out using acetic anhydride with absence and presence of N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) as catalyst has been investigated. The degree of acetylation was determined to measure the percentage of the fibers that has been modified in the sample. The chemical modification of the fruits fiber was evaluated by degree of acetylation method using FTIR Spectroscopy. This study also investigates the characterization of the fibers using FTIR spectrophotometer and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The comparison study between untreated and treated fibers was carried out with catalyst. The acetylated fiber show higher oil absorption capacity compare to untreated fiber due to increasing of hydrophobic properties on the surface of fiber. It was found that the weight percent gain increase up to 14% with using the catalyst compared to 7% without using catalyst. Thus, NBS was chosen as catalyst in this study. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perlis 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34439/1/34439.pdf Wan Ibrahim, Wan Nazihah and Mohmad Tahiruddin, Nordiana Suhada and Jaluddin, Siti Nurhazlin (2013) Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin. (2013) Jurnal Intelek <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Jurnal_Intelek.html>, 8 (1). pp. 51-58. ISSN 2682-9223 https://jurnalintelek.uitm.edu.my/index.php/main
spellingShingle Physical and theoretical chemistry
Catalysis
Wan Ibrahim, Wan Nazihah
Mohmad Tahiruddin, Nordiana Suhada
Jaluddin, Siti Nurhazlin
Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin
title Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin
title_full Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin
title_fullStr Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin
title_full_unstemmed Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin
title_short Natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / Wan Nazihah Wan Ibrahim, Nordiana Suhada Mohmad Tahiruddin and Siti Nurhazlin Jaluddin
title_sort natural fruit peels – potential biosorbents for combating oil pollution / wan nazihah wan ibrahim, nordiana suhada mohmad tahiruddin and siti nurhazlin jaluddin
topic Physical and theoretical chemistry
Catalysis
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34439/
https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34439/