scholarly journals Ecofriendly Approach for Treatment of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Water Using Activated Carbon of Kernel Shell of Oil Palm

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2627
Author(s):  
Rabia Baby ◽  
Mohd Zobir Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Ion Adsorption ◽  
Metal Ion Adsorption

Heavy metal ion contamination in water poses a significant risk to human health as well as to the environment. Millions of tons of agricultural wastes are produced from oil palm plantations which are challenging to manage. In this study, we converted palm kernel shells (PKS) from a palm oil plantation into activated carbon (AC) having a surface area of 1099 m2/g using phosphoric acid as an activator. The prepared material was characterized using BET, XRD, Raman, FESEM and FTIR analyses. The AC was applied for the treatment of heavy-metal-contaminated water, and different parameters; the pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time and metal ion concentrations were varied to determine the optimal conditions for the metal ion adsorption. Different kinetic models; the zeroth, first-order and second-order, and Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models were used to determine the mechanism of metal ion adsorption by the AC. Under the optimized conditions, Cr6+ and Pb2+ were removed completely, while Zn2+ and Cd2+ were more than 80% removed. This is a greener approach in which an agricultural waste, PKS is converted into a useful product, activated carbon and subsequently applied for the treatment of heavy metal-contaminated water.

scholarly journals Functionalized Activated Carbon Derived from Palm Kernel Shells for the Treatment of Simulated Heavy Metal-Contaminated Water

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3133
Author(s):  
Rabia Baby ◽  
Mohd Zobir Hussein ◽  
Zulkarnain Zainal ◽  
Abdul Halim Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Adsorption Parameters ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Metal Ion Adsorption

Heavy metal contamination in water poses a great risk to human health as well as to the lives of other creatures. Activated carbon is a useful material to be applied for the treatment of heavy metal-contaminated water. In this study, functionalized activated carbon (FAC) was produced by the induction of nitro groups onto activated carbon using nitric acid. The resulting material was characterized in detail using the XRD, Raman, BET, FTIR, and FESEM techniques. The FAC was used for the treatment of heavy metal-contaminated water using different adsorption parameters, i.e., solution pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage and heavy metal ion concentrations, and these parameters were systematically optimized. It was found that FAC requires 90 min for the maximum adsorption of the heavy metal ions; Cr6+, Pb2+, Zn2+ and Cd2+. The kinetic study revealed that the metal ion adsorption follows the pseudo-second-order. The Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms were applied to determine the best fitting adsorption isotherm models. The adsorption capacities were also determined for each metal ion.

scholarly journals Palm Kernel Shell as an effective adsorbent for the treatment of heavy metal contaminated water

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rabia Baby ◽  
Bullo Saifullah ◽  
Mohd Zobir Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Palm Kernel ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Contaminated Water ◽  
Pseudo Second Order

AbstractHeavy metal contamination in water causes severe adverse effects on human health. Millions of tons of kernel shell are produced as waste from oil palm plantation every year. In this study, palm oil kernel shell (PKS), an agricultural waste is utilized as effective adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals, namely; Cr6+, Pb2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ from water. Different parameters of adsorptions; solution pH, adsorbent dosage, metal ions concentration and contact time were optimized. The PKS was found to be effective in the adsorption of heavy metal ions Cr6+, Pb2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ from water with percentage removal of 98.92%, 99.01%, 84.23% and 83.45%, respectively. The adsorption capacities for Cr6+, Pb2+, Cd2+ and Zn2+ were found to be 49.65 mg/g, 43.12 mg/g, 49.62 mg/g and 41.72 mg/g respectively. Kinetics of adsorption process were determined for each metal ion using different kinetic models like the pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order and parabolic diffusion models. For each metal ion the pseudo-second order model fitted well with correlation coefficient, R2 = 0.999. Different isotherm models, namely Freundlich and Langmuir were applied for the determination of adsorption interaction between metal ions and PKS. Adsorption capacity was also determined for each of the metal ions. PKS was found to be very effective adsorbent for the treatment of heavy metal contaminated water and short time of two hours is required for maximum adsorption. This is a comprehensive study almost all the parameters of adsorptions were studied in detail. This is a cost effective and greener approach to utilize the agricultural waste without any chemical treatment, making it user friendly adsorbent.

scholarly journals Preparation, characterization and application of CS@PDA@Fe3O4 nanocomposite as a new magnetic nano-adsorber for the removal of metals and dyes in wastewater

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (38) ◽  
pp. 23679-23685
Author(s):  
Xingjing Zhang ◽  
Baohe Li ◽  
Xiaoqian Han ◽  
Nong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Heavy Metal Ion ◽  
Ion Adsorption ◽  
Metal Ion Adsorption

Synthesis of CS@PDA@Fe3O4 nanocomposite and heavy metal ion adsorption.

Functional group effect of isoreticular metal–organic frameworks on heavy metal ion adsorption

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (11) ◽  
pp. 8864-8873 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leili Esrafili ◽  
Vahid Safarifard ◽  
Elham Tahmasebi ◽  
M. D. Esrafili ◽  
Ali Morsali
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Ions ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Heavy Metal Ions ◽  
Functional Group ◽  
Metal Organic Frameworks ◽  
Ion Adsorption ◽  
Group Effect ◽  
Metal Ion Adsorption ◽  
Metal Organic

We examined adsorption behavior of some MOFs having different functional groups in their pillar structures for adsorption of some heavy metal ions.

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