Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies

The performance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seed adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) removal from aqueous solution was examined through batch and continuous bed column experiments. The effects of sodium chloride (NaCl) and lignin concentration on the adsorption process were evaluated....

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abu Zahrim Yaser, Lija Yusof, Azreen Ibrahim, Nidal Hilal
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2018
Subjects:
Online Access:https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/1/Adsorption%20of%20ammonia%20nitrogen%20by%20using%20jackfruit%20%28Artocarpus%20heterophyllus%29%20seeds%20Batch%20and%20fixed-bed%20column%20studies_ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/2/Adsorption%20of%20ammonia%20nitrogen%20by%20using%20jackfruit%20%28Artocarpus%20heterophyllus%29%20seeds%20Batch%20and%20fixed-bed%20column%20studies.pdf
_version_ 1825714424190599168
author Abu Zahrim Yaser
Lija Yusof
Azreen Ibrahim
Nidal Hilal
author_facet Abu Zahrim Yaser
Lija Yusof
Azreen Ibrahim
Nidal Hilal
author_sort Abu Zahrim Yaser
collection UMS
description The performance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seed adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) removal from aqueous solution was examined through batch and continuous bed column experiments. The effects of sodium chloride (NaCl) and lignin concentration on the adsorption process were evaluated. The results revealed that the adsorption performance gradually decreased from 26% upon addition of NaCl and lignin in the solution. Fixed bed column experiments showed that maximum removal of ammonia nitrogen was obtained at an influent concentration of 100 mg/L, bed height of 10 cm and lowest inlet flow rate of 17 mL/min. Meanwhile, desorption studies were carried out at different pH and highest desorption capacity of jackfruit seed adsorbent was 0.42 mg/g. This study suggests that jackfruit seed is a promising adsorbent for the recovery process of ammonia nitrogen.
first_indexed 2024-03-06T03:11:36Z
format Article
id ums.eprints-30898
institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
language English
English
last_indexed 2024-03-06T03:11:36Z
publishDate 2018
publisher Bentham Science Publishers
record_format dspace
spelling ums.eprints-308982021-10-29T03:12:20Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/ Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies Abu Zahrim Yaser Lija Yusof Azreen Ibrahim Nidal Hilal TP155-156 Chemical engineering The performance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seed adsorbent for ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) removal from aqueous solution was examined through batch and continuous bed column experiments. The effects of sodium chloride (NaCl) and lignin concentration on the adsorption process were evaluated. The results revealed that the adsorption performance gradually decreased from 26% upon addition of NaCl and lignin in the solution. Fixed bed column experiments showed that maximum removal of ammonia nitrogen was obtained at an influent concentration of 100 mg/L, bed height of 10 cm and lowest inlet flow rate of 17 mL/min. Meanwhile, desorption studies were carried out at different pH and highest desorption capacity of jackfruit seed adsorbent was 0.42 mg/g. This study suggests that jackfruit seed is a promising adsorbent for the recovery process of ammonia nitrogen. Bentham Science Publishers 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/1/Adsorption%20of%20ammonia%20nitrogen%20by%20using%20jackfruit%20%28Artocarpus%20heterophyllus%29%20seeds%20Batch%20and%20fixed-bed%20column%20studies_ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/2/Adsorption%20of%20ammonia%20nitrogen%20by%20using%20jackfruit%20%28Artocarpus%20heterophyllus%29%20seeds%20Batch%20and%20fixed-bed%20column%20studies.pdf Abu Zahrim Yaser and Lija Yusof and Azreen Ibrahim and Nidal Hilal (2018) Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies. Current Environmental Engineering, 5. pp. 202-210. ISSN 2212-7178 (P-ISSN) , 2212-7186 (E-ISSN) https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa43568 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212717805666180809094826 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2212717805666180809094826
spellingShingle TP155-156 Chemical engineering
Abu Zahrim Yaser
Lija Yusof
Azreen Ibrahim
Nidal Hilal
Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies
title Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies
title_full Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies
title_fullStr Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies
title_full_unstemmed Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies
title_short Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) seeds: Batch and fixed-bed column studies
title_sort adsorption of ammonia nitrogen by using jackfruit artocarpus heterophyllus seeds batch and fixed bed column studies
topic TP155-156 Chemical engineering
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/1/Adsorption%20of%20ammonia%20nitrogen%20by%20using%20jackfruit%20%28Artocarpus%20heterophyllus%29%20seeds%20Batch%20and%20fixed-bed%20column%20studies_ABSTRACT.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30898/2/Adsorption%20of%20ammonia%20nitrogen%20by%20using%20jackfruit%20%28Artocarpus%20heterophyllus%29%20seeds%20Batch%20and%20fixed-bed%20column%20studies.pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT abuzahrimyaser adsorptionofammonianitrogenbyusingjackfruitartocarpusheterophyllusseedsbatchandfixedbedcolumnstudies
AT lijayusof adsorptionofammonianitrogenbyusingjackfruitartocarpusheterophyllusseedsbatchandfixedbedcolumnstudies
AT azreenibrahim adsorptionofammonianitrogenbyusingjackfruitartocarpusheterophyllusseedsbatchandfixedbedcolumnstudies
AT nidalhilal adsorptionofammonianitrogenbyusingjackfruitartocarpusheterophyllusseedsbatchandfixedbedcolumnstudies