Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater

The objective of this study was to identify the performance of empty fruit bunch (EFB) to assess its use as potential adsorbent in treat ammonia nitrogen in natural rubber wastewater. The adsorption method was employed to investigate the effect of a number of factors, namely, adsorbent dosage, pH, s...

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Main Authors: Nasir, Nazlizan, Daud, Zawawi, Awang, Halizah, Ab Aziz, Nur Adila, Ahmad, Baharin, Ridzuan, Mohd Baharudin, Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab, Tajarudin, Husnul Azan
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author Nasir, Nazlizan
Daud, Zawawi
Awang, Halizah
Ab Aziz, Nur Adila
Ahmad, Baharin
Ridzuan, Mohd Baharudin
Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab
Tajarudin, Husnul Azan
author_facet Nasir, Nazlizan
Daud, Zawawi
Awang, Halizah
Ab Aziz, Nur Adila
Ahmad, Baharin
Ridzuan, Mohd Baharudin
Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab
Tajarudin, Husnul Azan
author_sort Nasir, Nazlizan
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description The objective of this study was to identify the performance of empty fruit bunch (EFB) to assess its use as potential adsorbent in treat ammonia nitrogen in natural rubber wastewater. The adsorption method was employed to investigate the effect of a number of factors, namely, adsorbent dosage, pH, shaking speed and contact time. The results revealed that the removal of ammonia nitrogen up to 79.5% from natural rubber wastewater. The adsorption efficiency of EFB fibre was maximum at 3.5 g dosage, pH 7, 150 rpm shaking speed and 120 min contact time. The results proved that EFB fiber are good alternative low cost adsorbent for the removal of ammonia nitrogen from natural rubber wastewater. The Langmuir isotherm (R2 =0.9923) described ammonia nitrogen adsorption slightly better than the Freundlich isotherm (R2 = 0.9450), suggesting a monolayer adsorption behaviour of the adsorption processes.
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spelling uthm-59982022-01-25T07:31:21Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5998/ Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater Nasir, Nazlizan Daud, Zawawi Awang, Halizah Ab Aziz, Nur Adila Ahmad, Baharin Ridzuan, Mohd Baharudin Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab Tajarudin, Husnul Azan TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes The objective of this study was to identify the performance of empty fruit bunch (EFB) to assess its use as potential adsorbent in treat ammonia nitrogen in natural rubber wastewater. The adsorption method was employed to investigate the effect of a number of factors, namely, adsorbent dosage, pH, shaking speed and contact time. The results revealed that the removal of ammonia nitrogen up to 79.5% from natural rubber wastewater. The adsorption efficiency of EFB fibre was maximum at 3.5 g dosage, pH 7, 150 rpm shaking speed and 120 min contact time. The results proved that EFB fiber are good alternative low cost adsorbent for the removal of ammonia nitrogen from natural rubber wastewater. The Langmuir isotherm (R2 =0.9923) described ammonia nitrogen adsorption slightly better than the Freundlich isotherm (R2 = 0.9450), suggesting a monolayer adsorption behaviour of the adsorption processes. UTHM Publisher 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5998/1/AJ%202017%20%28943%29.pdf Nasir, Nazlizan and Daud, Zawawi and Awang, Halizah and Ab Aziz, Nur Adila and Ahmad, Baharin and Ridzuan, Mohd Baharudin and Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab and Tajarudin, Husnul Azan (2018) Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 10 (8). pp. 27-32. ISSN 2229-838X
spellingShingle TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
Nasir, Nazlizan
Daud, Zawawi
Awang, Halizah
Ab Aziz, Nur Adila
Ahmad, Baharin
Ridzuan, Mohd Baharudin
Abubakar, Mahmoud Hijab
Tajarudin, Husnul Azan
Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
title Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
title_full Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
title_fullStr Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
title_full_unstemmed Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
title_short Utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
title_sort utilization of empty fruit bunch fibre as potential adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen removal in natural rubber wastewater
topic TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5998/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5998/1/AJ%202017%20%28943%29.pdf