Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent

In order to remove heavy metal from industrial wastewater, the conventional treatment processes that usually been use have several disadvantages. Adsorption method is the alternative process to remove heavy metal. However, the cost of using activated carbon as an adsorbent is expensive. One of the r...

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Main Author: Nurul Fatinah Afiqah, Baharudin
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2019
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description In order to remove heavy metal from industrial wastewater, the conventional treatment processes that usually been use have several disadvantages. Adsorption method is the alternative process to remove heavy metal. However, the cost of using activated carbon as an adsorbent is expensive. One of the recommended solutions is to use fruits peel as a bio-adsorbent. This study aims to determine the optimum capacity of banana, mango and orange peel as bio-adsorption in treating industrial wastewater. Besides that, it also aims to compare the effect of contact time, initial pH and temperature in the removal of heavy metals. Other than that, this study will analyze the batch adsorption study base on dosage, pH level, temperature and contact time. Langmuir adsorption model was used which is confirmed by a linear plot of Ce/qe against Ce. The results showed that optimum adsorption capacity for orange, banana and mango peel adsorbent is around 1.2gram, 0.8gram and 1.6gram respectively with the best pH level of 4 for orange and mango meanwhile pH 2 for banana. The temperature does not influence the efficiency of adsorption in the range of 29ºc until 49ºc and for the effect of contact time, the adsorbent absorbs rapidly at the first 20 min and gradually increase and remained stable after a few minutes. This study revealed that the best fruits peel that can be used as an adsorbent is orange peel as it can absorb many lead ions compare with the other two fruits peel.
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spelling ump-295632023-11-23T07:28:24Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29563/ Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent Nurul Fatinah Afiqah, Baharudin TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering In order to remove heavy metal from industrial wastewater, the conventional treatment processes that usually been use have several disadvantages. Adsorption method is the alternative process to remove heavy metal. However, the cost of using activated carbon as an adsorbent is expensive. One of the recommended solutions is to use fruits peel as a bio-adsorbent. This study aims to determine the optimum capacity of banana, mango and orange peel as bio-adsorption in treating industrial wastewater. Besides that, it also aims to compare the effect of contact time, initial pH and temperature in the removal of heavy metals. Other than that, this study will analyze the batch adsorption study base on dosage, pH level, temperature and contact time. Langmuir adsorption model was used which is confirmed by a linear plot of Ce/qe against Ce. The results showed that optimum adsorption capacity for orange, banana and mango peel adsorbent is around 1.2gram, 0.8gram and 1.6gram respectively with the best pH level of 4 for orange and mango meanwhile pH 2 for banana. The temperature does not influence the efficiency of adsorption in the range of 29ºc until 49ºc and for the effect of contact time, the adsorbent absorbs rapidly at the first 20 min and gradually increase and remained stable after a few minutes. This study revealed that the best fruits peel that can be used as an adsorbent is orange peel as it can absorb many lead ions compare with the other two fruits peel. 2019-05 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29563/1/Removal%20of%20heavy%20metals%20from%20industrial%20wastewater%20using%20fruits%20peel%20as%20a%20low-cost%20bio-adsorbent.pdf Nurul Fatinah Afiqah, Baharudin (2019) Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent. Faculty of Civil Engineering and Earth Resources, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
spellingShingle TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Nurul Fatinah Afiqah, Baharudin
Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
title Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
title_full Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
title_fullStr Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
title_full_unstemmed Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
title_short Removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
title_sort removal of heavy metals from industrial wastewater using fruits peel as a low-cost bio-adsorbent
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29563/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/29563/1/Removal%20of%20heavy%20metals%20from%20industrial%20wastewater%20using%20fruits%20peel%20as%20a%20low-cost%20bio-adsorbent.pdf