Heavy Metal Removal by Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB) Biosorbent

Safoura Daneshfozoun; Bawadi Abdullah; Mohd Azmuddin Abdullah

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.625.889

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Heavy Metal Removal by Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (OPEFB) Biosorbent

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This study developed an effective and economical physical pretreatment of OPEFB to be used as biosorbent for the removal of heavy metal ions such as Cu⁺², Zn⁺² and Pb²⁺. The effects of fibres sizes, metal ions concentration (100-1000 ppm), initial pH (4-10) and contact time (20-150 min) were investigated in batch system. Samples were characterized with Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Fourier Transmission Infra-red Spectroscopy (FTIR). Results showed pH-dependence adsorption efficiency and increased adsorption with initial metal concentrations where more than 92% adsorption efficiency achieved. We have successfully developed an eco-friendly, low cost adsorbent without any chemical modification or excessive energy disposal.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 625)

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Safoura Daneshfozoun, Bawadi Abdullah, Mohd Azmuddin Abdullah*

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Batch Adsorption, Heavy Metal, OPEFB, Physical Pre-Treatment

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