Biosorbability of Coconut Husk Char in Polyatomic Ions Sequestration from Contaminated Surface Water
Agricultural waste has increased colossally with development in agricultural production causing environmental nuisance and degradation. Utilization of coconut husks, one of such type of waste, as a biosorbent for polluted surface water treatment, was considered in this study. Polluted surface...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universitas Indonesia
2016-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://ijtech.eng.ui.ac.id/article/view/355 |
| Summary: | Agricultural waste has increased colossally
with development in agricultural production causing environmental nuisance and
degradation. Utilization of coconut husks,
one of such
type of waste, as a biosorbent for polluted surface water
treatment, was considered in this study. Polluted
surface water was gently passed through two similar columns loaded with 100 and
200 g of coconut husk char respectively. The treated water samples collected after 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150
mins were examined for SO42-, NO3- and
PO43- ions concentration. Removal efficiency for SO42-,
NO3- and PO43- ions on 100 g
coconut husk char after 150 mins detention time were 70, 78 and 91%
respectively. Freundlich isotherm model gave a better description of the data
(R2 > 0.96). Sorption data was well described by second order
pseudo kinetics (R2 > 0.85).
An amount of 100 g of the biosorbent has a strong affinity for these types of ion removal in contaminated water. Coconut husk char
as a biosorbent is a panacea to significant
concentrations of polyatomic ions in
polluted surface water. |
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| ISSN: | 2086-9614 2087-2100 |