Effect Bed Height on Adsorption of Cu(II) by Using Corncob Based Activated Carbon
A variety of toxic and harmful matters contribute to the severe impacts of water sources. Toxic pollutant such as heavy metals tend to deteriorate the environment vigorously due to its mobility. In this study, corncob based activated carbon (CCAC) was prepared for Cu (II) adsorption from aqueous solution. By using 4 cm and 8 cm of bed height in the column test, the time taken to reach the saturation level were 900 and 1150 minutes, respectively. The exhaustion period for Cu (II) for bed height 4 cm and 8 cm were 800 and 1105 minutes, respectively. For 50% breakthrough, the period of 350 min and 600 min for 4 cm and 8 cm bed height, respectively were obtained. The removal efficiency for both bed heights showed more than 95% (100mg/L) which indicate the feasibility of CCAC as an adsorbent for Cu (II) removal.
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A variety of toxic and harmful matters contribute to the severe impacts of water sources. Toxic pollutant such as heavy metals tend to deteriorate the environment vigorously due to its mobility. In this study, corncob based activated carbon (CCAC) was prepared for Cu (II) adsorption from aqueous solution. By using 4 cm and 8 cm of bed height in the column test, the time taken to reach the saturation level were 900 and 1150 minutes, respectively. The exhaustion period for Cu (II) for bed height 4 cm and 8 cm were 800 and 1105 minutes, respectively. For 50% breakthrough, the period of 350 min and 600 min for 4 cm and 8 cm bed height, respectively were obtained. The removal efficiency for both bed heights showed more than 95% (100mg/L) which indicate the feasibility of CCAC as an adsorbent for Cu (II) removal.
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DATO IR. DR. HJ. NASEHIR KHAN BIN E.M YAHAYA, MUHAMMAD AZROIE MOHAMED YUSOFF, JAMILAH BINTI KARIM, DR. NOOR HAZA FAZLIN HASHIM, CHM. NOR SALMI ABDULLAH. 2020. Effect Bed Height on Adsorption of Cu(II) by Using Corncob Based Activated Carbon. Digital NAHRIM Publication Repository.