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Journal ArticlePublic2015

Effect of preparation conditions of activated carbon prepared from rubber seed coat by KOH activation for removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solution

Rubber seed coat based activated carbon (RSC) was prepared by physiochemical activation consisting of potassium hydroxide (KOH) impregnation plus carbon dioxide (COR2 ) gasification. The R effects of adsorbate initial concentra...

Activated CarbonCu (II) RemovalOptimizationRubber Seed Coat
Journal ArticlePublic2020

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FOR SEGAMAT RIVER USING TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD ANALYSIS

Pollution is the largest threat to rivers in Malaysia. since river waters are the main sources of water supply to the country, maintaining its quality is of prime importance.

RIVERPOLLUTIONWATER QUALITYTOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADTARGET PARAMETERPOINT SOURCES
Journal ArticlePublic2018

Studies on the current state of water quality in the Segamat River

Nowadays, pollution has become a major concern in developed and developing countries. In a study on the current state of Segamat River water quality; on-site data collection and observation and also laboratory data analysis hav...

RIVERPOLLUTIONTOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADWATER QUALITYTARGET PARAMETERPOINT SOURCE
Journal ArticlePublic2020

POLLUTION ASSESSMENT OF CARWASH EFFLUENT IN DAILY LOAD SYSTEM

In Malaysia, effluent discharged are measured in terms of concentration (mg/l), however Malaysian rivers quality are continueto decline. Pollution loading had been implemented in modern countries and its approached is to measur...

Carwash effluentwastewaterwater qualitydaily loadconcentration.
Journal ArticlePublic2011

Fixed-bed column study for Cu (II) removal from aqueous solutions using rice husk based activated carbon

In this work, the adsorption potential of rice husk based activated carbon (RHAC) to remove Cu (II) from aqueous solution was investigated using fixed-bed adsorption column. The effects of inlet Cu (II) concentration (5-15 mg/l...

Activated carbonAdsorptionBreakthroughCu (II)Fixed-bed columnRice husk.
Journal ArticlePublic2014

Harnessing Floodwater of Hill Torrents for Improved Spate Irrigation System Using Geo-Informatics Approach

In semi-arid regions, sustainability of agricultural system is most demanding in view of economical approaches for agricultural water management and its ensured availability. Flood flows of hill torrents have potential prospect...

Hill torrentsflood water managementspate irrigationRemote SensingGIS
Journal ArticlePublic2015

Process optimization for Zn (II) removal by activated carbon prepared from rubber seed coat using chemical activation

The purpose of this research is to obtain optimal activation conditions for activated carbon prepared from rubber seed coat (RSCAC) using response surface methodology (RSM). Central composite design (CCD) was used to determine ...

Activated carbonCentral composite designOptimizationRubber seed coatZinc (II) removal
Journal ArticlePublic2010

Process optimization for Zn (II) removal by activated carbon prepared from corncob via physiochemical activation

The purpose of this research is to obtain optimal activation conditions for activated carbon prepared from rice husk (RHAC) using response surface methodology (RSM). Central composite design (CCD) was used to determine the effe...

Activated carbonCentral composite designOptimizationRice huskZinc (II) removal
Journal ArticlePublic2010

Effect of preparation conditions of activated carbon prepared from rice husk by CO2 activation for removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solution

The optimal conditions for preparation of rice huskbased activated carbon (RHAC) for the removal of Cu (II) from aqueous solutions were investigated using central composite design (CCD). Based on the CCD, a two-factor-interacti...

Activated carbonCu (II) removalCentral composite designOptimizationRice husk
Journal ArticlePublic2011

Adsorptive removal of Cu (II) using activated carbon prepared from rice husk by ZnCl2 activation and subsequent gasification with CO2

Adsorption of Cu (II) onto rice husk based activated carbon (RHAC) was investigated in batch mode with variation in operational parameters such as initial Cu (II) concentration, contact time and adsorbent dosage. Langmuir and F...

Activated carbonAdsorptionCu (II)EquilibriumKineticsRice husk