Efficiency of activated carbon from palm kernel shell for treatment of greywater

Joint Authors

Radi, Muhammad Adib Muhammad
al-Ghaythi, Adil
al-Qaini, Muhammad
Yusuf, Anwar

Source

Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Issue

Vol. 25, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.103-110, 8 p.

Publisher

University of Bahrain College of Science

Publication Date

2018-12-31

Country of Publication

Bahrain

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)

Abstract EN

The potential of activated carbon from palm kernel shell (PKS-AC) to improve the quality of surface water and greywater based on the measurements of the parameters pH, turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), total dissolved oxygen (TDS) and total suspended solids (TSS) was investigated in the present study.

The PKS was acid treated with aqueous H3PO4 (1 N) for overnight at room temperature and then subjected to heat treatment at 550 C for 2 h.

The efficiency of the PSK-AC samples of 30 and 40mm thicknesses was examined for reduction of the above parameters in surface water and greywater samples for 5, 15, 30 and 60 min of the filtration process.

The efficiency of COD reduction by 50 and 56.44%, that of TDS by 57.81% and 22%, and that of TSS by 83.11 and 42.11% were detected using the PSK-AC samples above, respectively.

The OH group contributed most to the removal of pollutants among the OH, N–H, C¼O, C¼C, C–O–C, C–O–H main functional groups pointed out via Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) analysis on the surface.

The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that the surface of the raw PSK-AC appeared smooth with holes on the external surface, while the grains were filled in the PSK-AC after the adsorption process.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Radi, Muhammad Adib Muhammad& al-Ghaythi, Adil& al-Qaini, Muhammad& Yusuf, Anwar. 2018. Efficiency of activated carbon from palm kernel shell for treatment of greywater. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences،Vol. 25, no. 3, pp.103-110.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Radi, Muhammad Adib Muhammad…[et al.]. Efficiency of activated carbon from palm kernel shell for treatment of greywater. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences Vol. 25, no. 3 (2018), pp.103-110.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-861469

American Medical Association (AMA)

Radi, Muhammad Adib Muhammad& al-Ghaythi, Adil& al-Qaini, Muhammad& Yusuf, Anwar. Efficiency of activated carbon from palm kernel shell for treatment of greywater. Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 2018. Vol. 25, no. 3, pp.103-110.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-861469

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 109-110

Record ID

BIM-861469