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

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

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Abstract

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.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Wastewater; Natural rubber; EFB; Ammonia nitrogen; Adsorption
Subjects: T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering > TD201-500 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
Divisions: Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment > Department of Civil Engineering : Water and Environmental Engineering
Depositing User: Miss Nur Rasyidah Rosli
Date Deposited: 25 Jan 2022 07:31
Last Modified: 25 Jan 2022 07:31
URI: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/5998

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