Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross

Aluminium dross is an industrial waste from aluminium refining industry and classified as toxic substances. However, the disposal of dross as a waste is a burden to aluminium manufacturer industries due to its negative effects to the ecosystem, surface, and ground water. Therefore the purpose of thi...

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Main Authors: Zauzi, N.S.A., Zakaria, M.Z.H., Baini, R., Rahman, M.R., Mohamed Sutan, N., Hamdan, S.
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author Zauzi, N.S.A.
Zakaria, M.Z.H.
Baini, R.
Rahman, M.R.
Mohamed Sutan, N.
Hamdan, S.
author_facet Zauzi, N.S.A.
Zakaria, M.Z.H.
Baini, R.
Rahman, M.R.
Mohamed Sutan, N.
Hamdan, S.
author_sort Zauzi, N.S.A.
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description Aluminium dross is an industrial waste from aluminium refining industry and classified as toxic substances. However, the disposal of dross as a waste is a burden to aluminium manufacturer industries due to its negative effects to the ecosystem, surface, and ground water. Therefore the purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the surface area and pore size of aluminium dross. There were 3 stages in the treatment activities, which were leaching, precipitation, and calcination process. The optimum result from this study was the surface area of aluminium dross increases from 10.1 m2/g up to 80.0 m2/g at 40°C, 1% NaOH, and 15-minute reaction time. Thus, aluminium dross has a potential to be converted into other useful material such as catalyst and absorbent. The benefit of this research is that the hazardous industrial waste can be turned into wealth to be used in other applications such as in catalytic activities and absorber in waste water treatment. Further investigation on the physicochemical of aluminium dross with different acid or alkali should be conducted to get deeper understanding on the aluminium dross as a catalyst-type material.
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spelling unimas-128232016-08-07T22:20:29Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12823/ Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross Zauzi, N.S.A. Zakaria, M.Z.H. Baini, R. Rahman, M.R. Mohamed Sutan, N. Hamdan, S. TP Chemical technology Aluminium dross is an industrial waste from aluminium refining industry and classified as toxic substances. However, the disposal of dross as a waste is a burden to aluminium manufacturer industries due to its negative effects to the ecosystem, surface, and ground water. Therefore the purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) on the surface area and pore size of aluminium dross. There were 3 stages in the treatment activities, which were leaching, precipitation, and calcination process. The optimum result from this study was the surface area of aluminium dross increases from 10.1 m2/g up to 80.0 m2/g at 40°C, 1% NaOH, and 15-minute reaction time. Thus, aluminium dross has a potential to be converted into other useful material such as catalyst and absorbent. The benefit of this research is that the hazardous industrial waste can be turned into wealth to be used in other applications such as in catalytic activities and absorber in waste water treatment. Further investigation on the physicochemical of aluminium dross with different acid or alkali should be conducted to get deeper understanding on the aluminium dross as a catalyst-type material. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12823/1/Influence-of-alkali-treatment-on-the-surface-area-of-aluminium-dross_2016_Advances-in-Materials-Science-and-Engineering%20%28abstract0.pdf Zauzi, N.S.A. and Zakaria, M.Z.H. and Baini, R. and Rahman, M.R. and Mohamed Sutan, N. and Hamdan, S. (2016) Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2016. ISSN 1687-8434 https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976596436&origin=inward&txGid=0 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6306304
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Zauzi, N.S.A.
Zakaria, M.Z.H.
Baini, R.
Rahman, M.R.
Mohamed Sutan, N.
Hamdan, S.
Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross
title Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross
title_full Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross
title_fullStr Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross
title_short Influence of Alkali Treatment on the Surface Area of Aluminium Dross
title_sort influence of alkali treatment on the surface area of aluminium dross
topic TP Chemical technology
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