Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization

The utilization of coal bottom ash (CBA) from thermal power plant for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization was studied. CBA is prepared using chemical activation with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to increase adsorption performance. Physico-chemical characterizations of CBA-HCl was analysed using...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Saleh, Syahin, Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina, Loh, Soh Kheang
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64395/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64395/1/ENG%20Poster%20111117%202.pdf
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author Mohammad Saleh, Syahin
Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Loh, Soh Kheang
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Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Loh, Soh Kheang
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description The utilization of coal bottom ash (CBA) from thermal power plant for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization was studied. CBA is prepared using chemical activation with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to increase adsorption performance. Physico-chemical characterizations of CBA-HCl was analysed using BET for surface area, FTIR for its surface chemistry, SEM for morphology and EDX for elemental analysis. The effectiveness of CBA-HCl for colour adsorption of POME was investigated as a function of pH, initial concentration, adsorbent dosage and contact time by batch experiments. Adsorption increased with increasing contact time and the equilibrium states could be achieved in range of 18 to 24 hr. Results showed that CBA-HCl perform with maximum colour removal of 93% at pH 6 with 10% (w/v) adsorbent dosage in 24 hr. It was shown that the isotherm for adsorption of colour from POME on CBA-HCl was well fitted by Freundlich equation (correlation coefficient, R2 = 0.9636). Based on the results, CBA showed potential adsorbent candidate for POME decolourization.
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spelling upm-643952018-07-05T09:25:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64395/ Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization Mohammad Saleh, Syahin Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina Loh, Soh Kheang The utilization of coal bottom ash (CBA) from thermal power plant for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization was studied. CBA is prepared using chemical activation with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to increase adsorption performance. Physico-chemical characterizations of CBA-HCl was analysed using BET for surface area, FTIR for its surface chemistry, SEM for morphology and EDX for elemental analysis. The effectiveness of CBA-HCl for colour adsorption of POME was investigated as a function of pH, initial concentration, adsorbent dosage and contact time by batch experiments. Adsorption increased with increasing contact time and the equilibrium states could be achieved in range of 18 to 24 hr. Results showed that CBA-HCl perform with maximum colour removal of 93% at pH 6 with 10% (w/v) adsorbent dosage in 24 hr. It was shown that the isotherm for adsorption of colour from POME on CBA-HCl was well fitted by Freundlich equation (correlation coefficient, R2 = 0.9636). Based on the results, CBA showed potential adsorbent candidate for POME decolourization. 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64395/1/ENG%20Poster%20111117%202.pdf Mohammad Saleh, Syahin and Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina and Loh, Soh Kheang (2017) Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization. In: 5th International Symposium on Applied Engineering and Sciences (SAES2017), 14-15 Nov. 2017, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (p. 2).
spellingShingle Mohammad Saleh, Syahin
Wan Ab. Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina
Loh, Soh Kheang
Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization
title Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization
title_full Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization
title_fullStr Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization
title_full_unstemmed Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization
title_short Coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (POME) decolourization
title_sort coal bottom ash for palm oil mill effluent (pome) decolourization
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64395/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64395/1/ENG%20Poster%20111117%202.pdf