Removal of Colour from Waste Water Using Coconut Shell Activated Carbon (CSAC) and Commercial Activated Carbon (CAC)

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Jibril ◽  
Jaafar Noraini ◽  
Lai Shiou Poh ◽  
Abdullahi Mohammed Evuti
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Color Removal ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Colour Removal ◽  
Initial Color ◽  
Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

Dalam kajian ini, satu siri eksperimen penjerapan berkelompok telah dijalankan untuk menyiasat kecekapan penyingkiran warna oleh CSAC dan CACs daripada air sisa. Kecekapan penjerapan telah dinilai dengan mengukur peratus penyingkiran warna. Kesan larutan pH, kepekatan adsorben, masa betindak balas dan kepekatan warna asal terhadap kecekapan penyingkiran warna juga telah disiasat. Penjerapan warna optimum dicapai pada pH rendah (pH 1.68), kepekatan warna asal yang rendah (50mg/l) dan 12g/l dos karbon dengan kecekapan penyingkiran sebanyak 75% untuk CAC dan 45% bagi CSAC, dengan pergolakan selama satu jam. Kecekapan penyingkiran warna yang rendah iaitu 25% untuk CAC dan 17% untuk CSAC telah diperoleh pada pH tinggi (ph 9-12), kepekatan warna asal yang tinggi iaitu 100mg/l dan dos karbon yang rendah untuk tempoh penahanan yang sama. Perbandingan antara model isotherm Langmuir dan Freundlich ke atas data penjerapan menunjukkan bahawa model isotermal Langmuir menunjukkan keputusan yang lebih baik dengan pekali korelasi, R2 yang lebih tinggi. Keputusan menunjukkan bahawa CSAC boleh digunakan sebagai alternatif kos rendah untuk CAC untuk menyingkirkan pewarna daripada air sisa tetapi kecekapannya penyingkirannya adalah lebih rendah berbanding CAC. Kata kunci: Warna pengeluaran; air sisa; arang batu; kelapa shell; karbon teraktif; Adsorpsi sesuhu In this study, series of batch adsorption experiment were conducted to examine the color removal efficiency of CSAC and CACs from waste water. The CAC is coal base activated carbon while the CSAC was manufactured in the laboratory. Yellow dye colour (Tartrazine E102) was utilized as the colourant. The adsorption efficiencies of the adsorbents were evaluated and compared by measuring the percentage of color removed. The effects of solution pH, adsorbent concentration, contact time as well as initial color concentration on the colour removal efficiency were also investigated. The optimum adsorption of color was achieved at low pH (pH 1.68), low initial color concentration (50mg/L) and 12g/l carbon dosage with removal efficiency of 75% for CAC and 45% for CSAC, with one hour agitation. Lower colour removal efficiency of 25% for CAC and 17% for CSAC were obtained at higher pH (pH 9-12), higher initial color concentration (100mg/L) and low carbon dosage, under the same retention time. A comparison of the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models of the adsorption data shows that Langmuir isotherm shows higher correlation coefficient, R2. The results indicate that CSAC has the potential as a low cost alternative for colour removal but the efficiency is lower than CSAC. Keywords: Color removal; waste water; coal; coconut shell; activated carbon; adsorption isotherm

scholarly journals Electrochemical Removal of Copper Ion Using Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 530
Author(s):  
Nur Azza Azyan Muin ◽  
Hawaiah Imam Maarof ◽  
Nur Alwani Ali Bashah ◽  
Nor Aida Zubir ◽  
Rasyidah Alrozi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Applied Voltage ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Copper Ion ◽  
Electrochemical Process ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

In this work, coconut shell activated carbon (CSAC) electrode was evaluated to remove copper ion via electrochemical processes. CSAC electrode and graphite were applied as the cathode and the anode, respectively. The reusability of the electrode, the effects of initial pH, applied voltage and initial concentration were studied. The electrochemical process was carried out for 3 h of treatment time, and the electrodes (anode and cathode) were separated by 1 cm. The results revealed that CSAC is proven as a reusable electrode to remove copper ion, up to 99% of removal efficiency from an initial concentration of 50 ppm after it had been used three times. From the observation, the removal efficiency was optimum at an initial pH of 4.33 (without any initial pH adjustment). The applied voltage at 8 V showed a higher removal efficiency of copper ion compared to at 5 V.

scholarly journals Phenol Removal from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption Technique Using Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-107
Author(s):  
Zhi Hoong Ho ◽  
Liyana Amalina Adnan
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Phenol Removal ◽  
Agriculture Waste ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Elovich Equation ◽  
Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

Adsorption is one of the simplest techniques with low economic requirements. Coconut shell is an abundant agriculture waste which is inexpensive and easy to be obtained in Malaysia. This agriculture waste was transformed to activated carbon via 600°C of carbonization and zinc chloride activation. The ability of coconut shell-based activated carbon to remove phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions was evaluated. From the experiment, the equilibrium time for the adsorption of phenol onto coconut shell-based activated carbon is 120 minutes. The effect of the operating parameters, such as contact time, initial concentration, agitation speed, adsorbent dosage, and pH of the phenolic solution were studied. Adsorption kinetics models (pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Elovich equation) and isotherm models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin-Radushkevich) were used to fit the experimental data.Pseudo-second-order was found to be the best fitted kinetics model to describe the adsorption of phenol on coconut shell-based activated carbon. While the equilibrium experiment data was well expressed by the Temkin isotherm model, The maximum adsorption capacity is determined as 19.02 mg/g, which is comparatively lower than the previous research. Meanwhile, 92% of removal efficiency was achieved by a dosage of 10g/L. Meanwhile, the adsorption of phenol by activated carbon was more favorable under acidic conditions. The favourable isotherm behavior was indicated by the dimensionless separation factor. The functional group and compound class of activated carbon before and after the experiment were determined through the analysis of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

scholarly journals Reactive Black 5 (RB5): Pengolahan Air Limbah Tekstil dengan Adsorbsi Menggunakan Powdered Karbon Aktif

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Iva Yenis Septiariva ◽  
I Wayan Koko Suryawan ◽  
Ariyanti Sarwono
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Langmuir Isotherm ◽  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Color Removal ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Reactive Black 5 ◽  
Synthetic Dyes

ABSTRAK Umumnya, industri tekstil menggunakan berbagai pewarna sintetis yang menghasilkan air limbah yang sangat berwarna. Oleh karenaitu, air limbah tekstil ini harus diolah sebelum dibuang ke lingkungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penyisihan warna dengan teknik adsorpsi menggunakan karbon aktif. Metode ini dianggap sebagai teknologi berbiaya rendah dan perawatan yang mudah untuk pengolahan air limbah. Proses adsorpsi batch dilakukan dengan waktu kontak yang berbeda yaitu 5–60 menit dan variasi konsentrasi awal yang mengandung Reactive Black 5 (RB-5) sebesar 5 mg/L; 10 mg/L; 15 mg/L; dan 20 mg/L. Azo-Reactive Black-5 adalah material pewarna yang digunakan untuk membuat air limbah artifisial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses adsorpsi menurunkan kadar konsentrasi warna masing-masing sebesar 86,21%, 85,21%, 84,29%, dan 71,07% selama 60 menit. Peningkatan konsentrasi zat warna dalam air limbah menyebabkan efisiensi penghilangan warna yang rendah. Selain itu, penelitian mengevaluasi efektivitas adsorpsi batch oleh karbon aktif karena efisiensi penghilangan warna dapat mencapai lebih dari 50% setelah waktu kontak 30 menit. Hal ini terlihat pada konsentrasi awal 5 mg/L dan 20 mg/L dengan efisiensi penyisihan sebesar 66,18% dan 53,97%. Kinetika adsorpsi yang sesuai untuk pendekatan pemodelan pada penelitian ini adalah Langmuir isotherm dengan nilai r2 yang lebih besar dan mendekati nilai 1 yaitu 0,9756. Estimasi kapasitas adsorpsi maksimum yang diperoleh dari model sebesar 4,353 mg/g. Kata kunci: Air limbah tekstil, warna, adsorpsi, efisiensi penyisihan   ABSTRACT Generally, the textile industry uses various synthetic dyes that produced a large amount of highly colored wastewater. This research aims to investigate the color removal by adsorption using powdered activated carbon. This method is considered viable due to cost effective and ease of maintenance for wastewater treatment. The batch adsorption process was carried out at different contact times of 5–60 minutes and varied initial dye concentration containing azo-Reactive Black 5 (RB-5) of 5 mg/L; 10 mg/L; 15 mg/L; and 20 mg/L. A synthetic RB-5 was prepared  as the artificial wastewater to simulate the actual wastewater. The adsorption  proceeded initially with higher rates and gradually slowed down until reached a constant value due to the carbon surface's saturation with increasing contact time.The results showed that, at different initial dye concentration, the adsorption process decreased color concentration for 60 minutes by 86.21%, 85.21%, 84.29%, and 71.07% respectively. The increase of initial dye concentration lowers color removal efficiency. Besides, the effectiveness of adsorption by activated carbon was found more than 50% after 30 minute of contact time. The efficiency removal presented initial concentration of 5 mg/ and 20 mg/L was 66.18% and 53.97%, respectively. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm were also plotted to assess the kinetics of adsorption. Langmuir isotherm gave the best modelling approach for adsorption kinetics as indicated by higher coefficient of determination (r2) of 0.9756. An estimated maximum adsorption capacity obtained from the model was 4.353 mg/g. Keywords: Textile wastewater, color, adsorption, removal efficiency

Treatment of Urea Waste Water over Coconut Shell Activated Carbon Tethered Urease

2013 ◽  
Vol 295-298 ◽  
pp. 1359-1363
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Sha Wang ◽  
Di Xiong ◽  
Chun Rong Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Packed Bed ◽  
Catalytic Performance ◽  
Relative Activity ◽  
Packed Bed Reactor ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

Urease was successfully tethered onto coconut shell activated carbon (AC) granules. Degradation of urea was carried out in packed bed over the tethered urease. For 75% of retained activity, the tethered urease shows a broader temperature range of 42~80°C, compared to 45~75°C for the free enzyme. Similarly, the tethered urease has an increased resistance against the changes of pH. For a relative activity of 80%, the free urease had a pH range of 6.2-7.4, while it was 6.5–8.0 for the tethered urease. The Km values of the free and tethered ureases were 22.60 mg/mL and 7.43 mg/mL, respectively. And the Vm values were actually very close (~23.5 mg/min ) for both the tethered and free ureases. The catalytic performance of the tethered urease was tested in a packed bed reactor. The relative activity was maintained over 80% after 50 h of running in degradation of urea.

scholarly journals Removal of organic pollutants from produced water by batch adsorption treatment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman Hashim Khader ◽  
Thamer Jassim Mohammed ◽  
Nourollah Mirghaffari ◽  
Ali Dawood Salman ◽  
Tatjána Juzsakova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Powdered Activated Carbon ◽  
Pollutant Removal ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Order Kinetic ◽  
Zeolite X

AbstractThis paper studied the adsorption of chemical oxygen demand (COD), oil and turbidity of the produced water (PW) which accompanies the production and reconnaissance of oil after treating utilizing powdered activated carbon (PAC), clinoptilolite natural zeolite (CNZ) and synthetic zeolite type X (XSZ). Moreover, the paper deals with the comparison of pollutant removal over different adsorbents. Adsorption was executed in a batch adsorption system. The effects of adsorbent dosage, time, pH, oil concentration and temperature were studied in order to find the best operating conditions. The adsorption isotherm models of Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin were investigated. Using pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, the kinetics of oil sorption and the shift in COD content on PAC and CNZ were investigated. At a PAC adsorbent dose of 0.25 g/100 mL, maximum oil removal efficiencies (99.57, 95.87 and 99.84 percent), COD and total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) were identified. Moreover, when zeolite X was used at a concentration of 0.25 g/100 mL, the highest turbidity removal efficiency (99.97%) was achieved. It is not dissimilar to what you would get with PAC (99.65 percent). In comparison with zeolites, the findings showed that adsorption over PAC is the most powerful method for removing organic contaminants from PW. In addition, recycling of the consumed adsorbents was carried out in this study to see whether the adsorbents could be reused. Chemical and thermal treatment will effectively regenerate and reuse powdered activated carbon and zeolites that have been eaten. Graphic abstract

Treatment of Dyeing and Printing Wastewater by Copper Oxide Loaded on Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

2011 ◽  
Vol 366 ◽  
pp. 412-415
Author(s):  
Yu De Liu ◽  
Bo Quan Jiang ◽  
Zheng Qiang Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Copper Nitrate ◽  
Color Removal ◽  
Removal Rates ◽  
Activation Temperature ◽  
Coconut Shells ◽  
Coconut Shell Activated Carbon

The activated carbon loaded copper oxide catalyst was prepared from Hainan abandoned coconut shells using chemical activation method and applied in treatment of acid bright red GR simulation dyeing wastewater. The effects of phosphoric acid concentration, ratio of liquid to solid, activation time and activation temperature on the COD and color removal rates were investigated by orthogonal experiment. The results showed that the optimal values of the parameters above were 65% (in mass), 3:1, 2.5h and 500°C under the designed copper oxide loading conditions of calcining temperature 300°C,calcining time 3.0 h and use level of copper nitrate 15 mL. Using the prepared sample for the treatment of the wastewater, the COD and color removal rates reached 94.384% and 99.840%, respectively.

scholarly journals Adsorption of Phenol from Aqueous Solution Using Activated Carbon prepared from Coconut Shell

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Masuma Sultana Ripa ◽  
Rafat Mahmood ◽  
Sabrina Khan ◽  
Easir A Khan
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Adsorption Isotherm ◽  
Iodine Number ◽  
Chemical Engineering ◽  
Coconut Shell ◽  
Physical Activation ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Adsorption Model ◽  
Solution Ph

Adsorption separation of phenol from aqueous solution using activated carbon was investigated in this work. The adsorbent was prepared from coconut shell and activated by physical activation method. The coconut shell was first carbonized at 800°C under nitrogen atmosphere and activated by CO2 at the same temperature for one hour. The prepared activated carbon was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and BET Surface Analyzer and by the determination of iodine number as well as Boehm titration. The iodine number indicates the degree of relative activation of the adsorbent. The equilibrium adsorption isotherm phenol from aqueous solution was performed using liquid phase batch adsorption experiments. The effect of experimental parameters including solution pH, agitation time, particle size, temperature and initial concentration was investigated. The equilibrium data was analyzed using Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption model to describe the adsorption isotherm and estimate the adsorption isotherm parameters. The results indicate the potential use of the adsorbent for removal of phenol from the aqueous solution.Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 1, 2017: 9-13

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