Biosorption of methylene blue by sulfuric acid treated spent grated coconut (cocos nucifera) in fixed-bed column study / Mohamad Fakhrul Hisham Hashim

Hashim, Mohamad Fakhrul Hisham (2016) Biosorption of methylene blue by sulfuric acid treated spent grated coconut (cocos nucifera) in fixed-bed column study / Mohamad Fakhrul Hisham Hashim. [Student Project] (Unpublished)

Abstract

Plant waste which comes from coconut process output was determined as new
adsorbent to be analysed to optimise the efficiency of adsorbent to be used. In this
study, the treated spent grated coconut, cocos nucifera was chosen to be investigated
for treating dyes contaminant. Parameter or condition such as mass of adsorbent, bed
depth, inlet concentration, flow rate and pH value of Methylene blue are fixed for this
study. Inlet concentration used 100.0 mg/L, 1.0 g of mass adsorbent at 1.5 cm bed
depth. The flow rate 12.0 m/min and pH value for MB is pH 6. Breakthrough curve
resulted breakthrough time, tb is 120.8 min at volume Vb is 1450.0 mL. The amount
adsorption capacity, qb at 115.0 mg/g and an exhaustion time, texh is 220.8 min with
volume exhaustion, Vexh is 2650.0 mL.. Based on Thomas and Yoon-Nelson model
showed that the internal diffusion mechanism and chemical nature process occur in
this adsorption.

Metadata

Item Type:	Student Project
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Hashim, Mohamad Fakhrul Hisham UNSPECIFIED
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry > Organic chemistry > Biochemistry
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus > Faculty of Applied Sciences
Keywords:	Plant waste, Grated coconut, Cocos nucifera, Treating dyes contaminant, Thomas and Yoon-Nelson model
Date:	2016
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/23066