Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel

Contamination of water due to arsenic (As) is increasing in many parts of the world. The removal of As from aqueous solution by using impregnated Carbon Nanofibres (CNFs) as the adsorbent is reported in this paper. The effects of pH, CNFs dosage, contact time and initial concentration of arsenic...

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Main Authors: Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid, Kadir , Zahirah Abdul, Ahmed, Yehya M., Mohammed, A. R. S., Alam, Md. Zahangir, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Ismail, Ahmad Faris, Idris, Azni
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Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/30726/1/EES-8.pdf
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author Al-Mamun, Abdullah
Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid
Kadir , Zahirah Abdul
Ahmed, Yehya M.
Mohammed, A. R. S.
Alam, Md. Zahangir
Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Idris, Azni
author_facet Al-Mamun, Abdullah
Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid
Kadir , Zahirah Abdul
Ahmed, Yehya M.
Mohammed, A. R. S.
Alam, Md. Zahangir
Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Idris, Azni
author_sort Al-Mamun, Abdullah
collection IIUM
description Contamination of water due to arsenic (As) is increasing in many parts of the world. The removal of As from aqueous solution by using impregnated Carbon Nanofibres (CNFs) as the adsorbent is reported in this paper. The effects of pH, CNFs dosage, contact time and initial concentration of arsenic were studied at room temperature (± 25° C). The interactions among the parameters were also investigated. The data obtained from the adsorption experiment were analysed using statistical software in order to develop a regression equation to represent the optimum operating conditions. The interactions of each parameters were considered during this analysis and the result indicated that the highest removal (97.25%) of As can be attained at pH 6, initial concentration of arsenic of 0.08 mg/L, contact time of 60 min and CNF dosage of 200 mg/L. Comparison between impregnated CNF and Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) were also done and it is determined that impregnated CNF has better removal compared to PAC alone. The final concentration of As after the treatment using CNFs was about 8 ~ 10 times less than that of using PAC. Therefore, it can be concluded that CNFs are highly potential for the adsorption of As from water.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:307262020-06-16T07:13:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/30726/ Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel Al-Mamun, Abdullah Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid Kadir , Zahirah Abdul Ahmed, Yehya M. Mohammed, A. R. S. Alam, Md. Zahangir Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu Ismail, Ahmad Faris Idris, Azni TP Chemical technology Contamination of water due to arsenic (As) is increasing in many parts of the world. The removal of As from aqueous solution by using impregnated Carbon Nanofibres (CNFs) as the adsorbent is reported in this paper. The effects of pH, CNFs dosage, contact time and initial concentration of arsenic were studied at room temperature (± 25° C). The interactions among the parameters were also investigated. The data obtained from the adsorption experiment were analysed using statistical software in order to develop a regression equation to represent the optimum operating conditions. The interactions of each parameters were considered during this analysis and the result indicated that the highest removal (97.25%) of As can be attained at pH 6, initial concentration of arsenic of 0.08 mg/L, contact time of 60 min and CNF dosage of 200 mg/L. Comparison between impregnated CNF and Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC) were also done and it is determined that impregnated CNF has better removal compared to PAC alone. The final concentration of As after the treatment using CNFs was about 8 ~ 10 times less than that of using PAC. Therefore, it can be concluded that CNFs are highly potential for the adsorption of As from water. 2009 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/30726/1/EES-8.pdf Al-Mamun, Abdullah and Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid and Kadir , Zahirah Abdul and Ahmed, Yehya M. and Mohammed, A. R. S. and Alam, Md. Zahangir and Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu and Ismail, Ahmad Faris and Idris, Azni (2009) Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel. In: 3rd International Conference on Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, 12 – 14 August 2009, Sabah.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Al-Mamun, Abdullah
Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid
Kadir , Zahirah Abdul
Ahmed, Yehya M.
Mohammed, A. R. S.
Alam, Md. Zahangir
Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu
Ismail, Ahmad Faris
Idris, Azni
Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
title Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
title_full Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
title_fullStr Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
title_full_unstemmed Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
title_short Optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
title_sort optimisation of arsenic adsorption from water by carbon nanofibres grown on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/30726/1/EES-8.pdf
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