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Adsorption of commercial dyes using chemically modified biochars derived from empty fruit bunches


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Gunasekaran, Sarmila and Abd Wahid, Samsuri and Mohd Izuan Effendi, Halmi (2022) Adsorption of commercial dyes using chemically modified biochars derived from empty fruit bunches. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 24 (1). 94 - 107. ISSN 2550-1658

Abstract

In this study, the adsorption capacities of activated empty fruit bunch biochar (EFBB) (an oil palm industry byproduct that is converted into biochar) for methylene blue (MB) and direct red 80 (DR 80) commercial dyes were evaluated. The EFBB was chemically modified by treating it with sulphuric acid (H2SO4), potassium hydroxide (KOH) or iron chloride (FeCl3) to produce acid-treated biochar (A-EFBB), alkali-treated biochar (B-EFBB) and iron-coated biochar (Fe-EFBB). The characteristics of EFBB, chemically modified EFBB and activated carbon (AC) were determined. These adsorbents were used to remove the cationic MB and anionic DR 80 dyes at different initial concentrations and their adsorption capacities were compared. The Langmuir model fitted the isotherm data better than Freundlich’s model, which indicated that adsorption was homogeneous and monolayer. Results for MB showed that the adsorption capacity was in the order: A-EFBB (125 mg/g) > B-EFBB (76.34 mg/g) > Fe-EFBB (10.13 mg/g) > EFBB (6.14 mg/g). For DR 80, the results showed that the adsorption capacity was in the order: B-EFBB (78.13 mg/g) > A-EFBB (40.16 mg/g) > Fe-EFBB (4.71 mg/g) > EFBB (1.15 mg/g).


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture
Publisher: Malaysian Institute of Chemistry
Keywords: Adsorption; Dyes; Biochar; Chemical activation; Oil palm
Depositing User: Ms. Nur Faseha Mohd Kadim
Date Deposited: 15 Jul 2024 07:27
Last Modified: 15 Jul 2024 07:27
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100133
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