Methylene Blue Dye Adsorption to Durian Shell Activated Carbon

Abstract:

A low cost adsorbent for waste water treatment can be achieved by producing an activated carbon from agriculture waste. In this research work, the activated carbons were prepared from durian shell using the physical and chemical activation at different concentrations of hydrogen peroxide followed by carbonization at high temperature under the flow of nitrogen gas. The produced activated carbon was characterized to obtain the physical and chemical properties. The adsorption of methylene blue dye has been studied in this experiment and the results showed that the efficiency of dye removal was increased for the treated durian shell as compare to the untreated one. It is found that 99% of methylene blue has been removed using durian shell activated carbon (DShAC) that treated at the conditions 0.6M H₂O₂ at 700°C for 30 minutes.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 594-595)
• Pages: 350-355
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.594-595.350
• Online since: December 2013
• Authors: Erny Haslina Abd Latib, Melissa Suraya Mustfha, Suriati Sufian, Ku Zilati Ku Shaari
• Keywords: Activated Carbon, Durian Shell, Dye Removal

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