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Rice straw as a natural sorbent in a filter system as an approach to bioremediate diesel pollution


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Taufik, Siti Hajar and Ahmad, Siti Aqlima and Zakaria, Nur Nadhirah and Shaharuddin, Noor Azmi and Azmi, Alyza Azzura and Khalid, Farah Eryssa and Merican, Faradina and Convey, Peter and Zulkharnain, Azham and Abdul Khalil, Khalilah (2021) Rice straw as a natural sorbent in a filter system as an approach to bioremediate diesel pollution. Water, 13 (23). art. no. 3317. pp. 1-19. ISSN 2073-4441

Abstract

Rice straw, an agricultural waste product generated in huge quantities worldwide, is utilized to remediate diesel pollution as it possesses excellent characteristics as a natural sorbent. This study aimed to optimize factors that significantly influence the sorption capacity and the efficiency of oil absorption from diesel-polluted seawater by rice straw (RS). Spectroscopic analysis by attenuated total reflectance infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy and surface morphology characterization by variable pressure scanning electron microscopy (VPSEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX) were carried out in order to understand the sorbent capability. Optimization of the factors of temperature pre-treatment of RS (90, 100, 110, 120, 130 or 140 °C), time of heating (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 or 70 min), packing density (0.08, 0.10, 0.12, 0.14 or 0.16 g cm−3) and oil concentration (5, 10, 15, 20 or 25% (v/v)) was carried out using the conventional one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) approach. To eliminate any non-significant factors, a Plackett–Burman design (PBD) in the response surface methodology (RSM) was used. A central composite design (CCD) was used to identify the presence of significant interactions between factors. The quadratic model produced provided a very good fit to the data (R2 = 0.9652). The optimized conditions generated from the CCD were 120 °C, 10 min, 0.148 g cm−3 and 25% (v/v), and these conditions enhanced oil sorption capacity from 19.6 (OFAT) to 26 mL of diesel oil, a finding verified experimentally. This study provides an improved understanding of the use of a natural sorbent as an approach to remediate diesel pollution.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Institute of Plantation Studies
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13233317
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Keywords: Rice straw; Sorption capacity; Oil absorption efficiency; Morphology; Spectroscopic analysis; One-Factor-At-A-Time (OFAT); Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 21 Sep 2023 03:05
Last Modified: 21 Sep 2023 03:05
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94976
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