Treatment of oil refinery effluent using bio-adsorbent developed from activated palm kernel shell and zeolite.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the potential of palm kernel shell (PKS) as a biomass feed for adsorbent production. This work aims at synthesizing green adsorbent from activated PKS by integrating iron oxide and zeolite. The newly developed adsorbents, zeolite-Fe/AC and Fe/AC, were analyzed for surface area, chemical composition, magnetic properties, crystallinity, and stability. The adsorbent efficiency in removing effluent from the palm oil mill was evaluated. The influence of operating parameters, including adsorbent dosage, H₂O₂, reaction time, and initial solution pH for adsorption performance was studied. The Fourier transform infrared analysis revealed that the adsorbents contain functional groups including OH, N-H, C[double bond, length as m-dash]O and C[double bond,

SUBMITTER: Jun KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9055107 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature