Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study

Kapok fiber (Ceiba pentandra) is a natural sorbent that exhibits excellent hydrophobic-oleophilic characteristics. The effects of dosage, and contact time were studied in a batch study. The initial and final concentration of the oil and grease and anionic surfactants in the synthetic car wash wastew...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy, Hashim, Nor Haslina
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society (ANALIS) 2018
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description Kapok fiber (Ceiba pentandra) is a natural sorbent that exhibits excellent hydrophobic-oleophilic characteristics. The effects of dosage, and contact time were studied in a batch study. The initial and final concentration of the oil and grease and anionic surfactants in the synthetic car wash wastewater were evaluated to determine the removal efficiency of Kapok fiber. The results show excellent performance of Kapok fiber in removing oil and grease up to 100%, achieved using 0.1 g with 10 minutes contact time. Meanwhile, highest removal of anionic surfactants was up to 46%, achieved using 3.0 g of Kapok fiber with 10 minutes contact time. Overall, Kapok fiber showed great potential as an effective oil and grease, and anionic surfactants adsorbent.
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spelling uthm-60002022-01-25T07:33:18Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6000/ Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy Hashim, Nor Haslina TP Chemical technology Kapok fiber (Ceiba pentandra) is a natural sorbent that exhibits excellent hydrophobic-oleophilic characteristics. The effects of dosage, and contact time were studied in a batch study. The initial and final concentration of the oil and grease and anionic surfactants in the synthetic car wash wastewater were evaluated to determine the removal efficiency of Kapok fiber. The results show excellent performance of Kapok fiber in removing oil and grease up to 100%, achieved using 0.1 g with 10 minutes contact time. Meanwhile, highest removal of anionic surfactants was up to 46%, achieved using 3.0 g of Kapok fiber with 10 minutes contact time. Overall, Kapok fiber showed great potential as an effective oil and grease, and anionic surfactants adsorbent. Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society (ANALIS) 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6000/1/AJ%202018%20%28956%29%20Removal%20of%20oil%20and%20grease%20and%20anionic%20surfactants%20in%20synthetic%20car%20wash%20wastewater%20using%20kapok%20fiber%20A%20batch-scale%20study.pdf Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy and Hashim, Nor Haslina (2018) Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences (MJAS), 22 (4). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1394 - 2506
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Ibrahim, Muhammad Shahrul Shafendy
Hashim, Nor Haslina
Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
title Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
title_full Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
title_fullStr Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
title_full_unstemmed Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
title_short Removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
title_sort removal of oil and grease and anionic surfactants in synthetic car wash wastewater using kapok fiber: a batch-scale study
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6000/
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