A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent

Mercury is an extremely toxic pollutant that currently being emitted and distributed globally. The exposure of the mercury will mainly cause health effect and the expo sure can be in term of dose, age of person exposed and duration of exposed. One of the adsorbent can remove mercury is an act...

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Main Authors: Imla Syafiqah, Mohd Salleh, Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof, Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azoddein, Shivananda, Chandraseagar, Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19934/1/fkksa-2017-wan-Factorial%20Analysis%20Study%20on%20Removal%20of%20Mercury.pdf
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author Imla Syafiqah, Mohd Salleh
Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof
Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azoddein
Shivananda, Chandraseagar
Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak
author_facet Imla Syafiqah, Mohd Salleh
Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof
Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azoddein
Shivananda, Chandraseagar
Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak
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description Mercury is an extremely toxic pollutant that currently being emitted and distributed globally. The exposure of the mercury will mainly cause health effect and the expo sure can be in term of dose, age of person exposed and duration of exposed. One of the adsorbent can remove mercury is an activated carbon from palm oil fuel ash (POFA). POFA was used as a low cost adsorbent. An adsorbent prepared from POFA) was successfully synthesised and used to remove mercury (Hg2+) from mercury model solution in a batch process. The effects of pH [A], contact time [B], initial concentration of the Hg 2+ solution [C], adsorbent doses [D] and agitation speed [E] were screened by using response surface me thodology (RSM). A half fraction two-level factorial analysis with five factors was selected for the experimental design to determine the best adsorption conditions for mercury removal. From this study, it was found the highest mercury removal was 98.03 % at adsorbent capacity 0.10 mg of Hg 2+/g of the adsorbent with conditions of pH 2, contact time 4 h, initial Hg 2+ concentration of 5 mg/L, adsorbent doses 0.25 g and agitation speed 200 rpm. The most important factor which gives the highest percentage contribution for mercury removal efficiency is contact time [B] with 22.76 % followed by initial mercury ion concentration [C] of 5.50 %. The model obtained in this present study is significant and had a maximum point which is likely to be the optimum poin t and possible for the optimisation process later. These results suggest that POFA has a potential used as an effective, low cost, and eco-friendly green adsorbent for the removal of mercury from waste water.
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spelling UMPir199342018-07-17T06:38:08Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19934/ A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent Imla Syafiqah, Mohd Salleh Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azoddein Shivananda, Chandraseagar Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak TP Chemical technology Mercury is an extremely toxic pollutant that currently being emitted and distributed globally. The exposure of the mercury will mainly cause health effect and the expo sure can be in term of dose, age of person exposed and duration of exposed. One of the adsorbent can remove mercury is an activated carbon from palm oil fuel ash (POFA). POFA was used as a low cost adsorbent. An adsorbent prepared from POFA) was successfully synthesised and used to remove mercury (Hg2+) from mercury model solution in a batch process. The effects of pH [A], contact time [B], initial concentration of the Hg 2+ solution [C], adsorbent doses [D] and agitation speed [E] were screened by using response surface me thodology (RSM). A half fraction two-level factorial analysis with five factors was selected for the experimental design to determine the best adsorption conditions for mercury removal. From this study, it was found the highest mercury removal was 98.03 % at adsorbent capacity 0.10 mg of Hg 2+/g of the adsorbent with conditions of pH 2, contact time 4 h, initial Hg 2+ concentration of 5 mg/L, adsorbent doses 0.25 g and agitation speed 200 rpm. The most important factor which gives the highest percentage contribution for mercury removal efficiency is contact time [B] with 22.76 % followed by initial mercury ion concentration [C] of 5.50 %. The model obtained in this present study is significant and had a maximum point which is likely to be the optimum poin t and possible for the optimisation process later. These results suggest that POFA has a potential used as an effective, low cost, and eco-friendly green adsorbent for the removal of mercury from waste water. AIDIC Servizi 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19934/1/fkksa-2017-wan-Factorial%20Analysis%20Study%20on%20Removal%20of%20Mercury.pdf Imla Syafiqah, Mohd Salleh and Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof and Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azoddein and Shivananda, Chandraseagar and Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak (2017) A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 56. pp. 1501-1506. ISSN 2283-9216. (Published) http://www.aidic.it/cet/17/56/251.pdf DOI: 10.3303/CET1756251
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Imla Syafiqah, Mohd Salleh
Wan Mohd Hafizuddin, Wan Yussof
Abdul Aziz, Mohd Azoddein
Shivananda, Chandraseagar
Wan Faizal, Wan Ishak
A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent
title A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent
title_full A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent
title_fullStr A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent
title_full_unstemmed A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent
title_short A Factorial Analysis Study on Removal of Mercury by Palm Oil Fuel Ash Adsorbent
title_sort factorial analysis study on removal of mercury by palm oil fuel ash adsorbent
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/19934/1/fkksa-2017-wan-Factorial%20Analysis%20Study%20on%20Removal%20of%20Mercury.pdf
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