Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution

Mercury is a heavy metal and is used widely in the industry, making it a global problem. It accounts for approximately 70% of man-made emissions. Activated carbon was found to be efficient for the adsorption of Hg(ll) in aqueous solution. The characterization of Hg(ll) uptake showed that the mercury...

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Main Authors:	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Jamil, Ili Nadirah
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Published:	Academic Journals 2011
Subjects:	TD172 Environmental pollution
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spelling	iium-126082013-12-17T22:13:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/12608/ Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah TD172 Environmental pollution Mercury is a heavy metal and is used widely in the industry, making it a global problem. It accounts for approximately 70% of man-made emissions. Activated carbon was found to be efficient for the adsorption of Hg(ll) in aqueous solution. The characterization of Hg(ll) uptake showed that the mercury binding is dependent on initial pH, agitation speed, amount of dosage and also the interaction between pH and contact time. From the experiment, the initial concentration of mercury was set to be 1.6 mg/L. It was found that the minimum residual concentration of mercury was 0.0075 mg/L (99.53%) at the condition of pH 6.5, agitation speed of 100 rpm, contact time of 70 min and AC dosage of 20 mg. This value was considered acceptable as it met the requirement of the Department of Environment, Malaysia. Academic Journals 2011-12-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/12608/1/Application_of_activated_carbon_from_empty_fruit_bunch.pdf Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed and Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed and Jamil, Ili Nadirah (2011) Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution. African Journal of Biotechnology, 10 (81). pp. 18768-18774. ISSN 1684–5315 http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2750
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spellingShingle	TD172 Environmental pollution Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
description	Mercury is a heavy metal and is used widely in the industry, making it a global problem. It accounts for approximately 70% of man-made emissions. Activated carbon was found to be efficient for the adsorption of Hg(ll) in aqueous solution. The characterization of Hg(ll) uptake showed that the mercury binding is dependent on initial pH, agitation speed, amount of dosage and also the interaction between pH and contact time. From the experiment, the initial concentration of mercury was set to be 1.6 mg/L. It was found that the minimum residual concentration of mercury was 0.0075 mg/L (99.53%) at the condition of pH 6.5, agitation speed of 100 rpm, contact time of 70 min and AC dosage of 20 mg. This value was considered acceptable as it met the requirement of the Department of Environment, Malaysia.
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author	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah
author_facet	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed Jamil, Ili Nadirah
author_sort	Kabbashi, Nassereldeen Ahmed
title	Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
title_short	Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
title_full	Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
title_fullStr	Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
title_full_unstemmed	Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution
title_sort	application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (efb) for mercury [hg(ii)] removal from aqueous solution
publisher	Academic Journals
publishDate	2011
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Application of activated carbon from empty fruit bunch (EFB) for mercury [Hg(II)] removal from aqueous solution

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