Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution

This paper shows a detailed study to observe the efficiency of banana peel and orange peel as a low cost adsorbent to remove phenol from aqueous solution.The banana and orange peel were used as biomass and obtained locally.The biomass initially was pre-treat into small particle and dried at 60oC for...

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Main Author: Nurul Ilyana, Ali
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2010
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description This paper shows a detailed study to observe the efficiency of banana peel and orange peel as a low cost adsorbent to remove phenol from aqueous solution.The banana and orange peel were used as biomass and obtained locally.The biomass initially was pre-treat into small particle and dried at 60oC for 48 hours.There were three parameters studied in this paper which was the effect of adsorption time,effect of adsorbent dosage and effect of pH.From the experiment,it was found that the optimum adsorption time for banana peel as adsorbent was 240 minutes which equal to 4 hours;the optimum adsorbent dosage was 0.5g based on the higher adsorption capacity per unit mass of adsorbent and the optimum pH was in basic condition with pH 9 to 11.At this optimum condition,the phenol uptake was increase.As for orange peel, the maximum percentage of phenol removal was 24% at condition of initial concentration was 100mg/L;adsorption time was 240 minutes;adsorbent dosage was 0.5g and pH of solution is 11.The phenol uptake was analyzed using UV-Visible spectrophotometer.From the result,it was proven that banana peel and orange peel can be one type of low cost adsorbent but it also shows that banana peel was better in phenol removal compared to orange peel and this method can be applied in industrial wastewater.
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spelling ump-53572023-04-14T00:06:58Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5357/ Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution Nurul Ilyana, Ali TP Chemical technology This paper shows a detailed study to observe the efficiency of banana peel and orange peel as a low cost adsorbent to remove phenol from aqueous solution.The banana and orange peel were used as biomass and obtained locally.The biomass initially was pre-treat into small particle and dried at 60oC for 48 hours.There were three parameters studied in this paper which was the effect of adsorption time,effect of adsorbent dosage and effect of pH.From the experiment,it was found that the optimum adsorption time for banana peel as adsorbent was 240 minutes which equal to 4 hours;the optimum adsorbent dosage was 0.5g based on the higher adsorption capacity per unit mass of adsorbent and the optimum pH was in basic condition with pH 9 to 11.At this optimum condition,the phenol uptake was increase.As for orange peel, the maximum percentage of phenol removal was 24% at condition of initial concentration was 100mg/L;adsorption time was 240 minutes;adsorbent dosage was 0.5g and pH of solution is 11.The phenol uptake was analyzed using UV-Visible spectrophotometer.From the result,it was proven that banana peel and orange peel can be one type of low cost adsorbent but it also shows that banana peel was better in phenol removal compared to orange peel and this method can be applied in industrial wastewater. 2010-04 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5357/1/05.Application%20of%20local%20biomass%20as%20an%20adsorbent%20for%20removal%20of%20phenol%20from%20aquoeus%20solution.pdf Nurul Ilyana, Ali (2010) Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resource Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Nurul Ilyana, Ali
Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
title Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
title_full Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
title_fullStr Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
title_full_unstemmed Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
title_short Application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
title_sort application of local biomass as an adsorbent for removal of phenol from aquoeus solution
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5357/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/5357/1/05.Application%20of%20local%20biomass%20as%20an%20adsorbent%20for%20removal%20of%20phenol%20from%20aquoeus%20solution.pdf