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Journal ArticlePublic2018

Microwave assisted rice husk based activated carbon for adsorption of methylene blue dye

Rice husk based activated carbon (RHAC) was prepared for the methylene blue (MB) dye adsorption through physical activation process which involved microwave irradiation and carbon dioxide gasification. The effect of initial dye...

Activated carbonAdsorptionMethylene blueMicrowave heatingRice husk
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 continue to decline. Pollution loading had been implemented in modern countries and its approached is to measu...

Carwash effluentwastewaterwater qualitydaily loadconcentration.
Journal ArticlePublic2020

Atenolol sequestration using activated carbon derived from gasified Glyricidia sepium

Activated carbon (AC) derived from gasified Glyricidia sepium woodchip (GGSWAC) was prepared using KOH and CO2 activation via microwave radiation technique to remove atenolol (ATN) from aqueous solution. The surface area (SBET)...

AdsorptionActivated carbonAtenololMultilayer adsorptionGlyricidia sepium
Journal ArticlePublic2017

A Study on the Selection of Suitable Sites for Integrated Smart Trapper System Installation (InSmarts)

Rapid expansion in major towns in Malaysia results in the construction of new drainage system mainly open monsoon or storm drains to cater the increase in surface runoff. This research are to study the suitability of selected s...

Floatable trapperdebris trapperdebris managementtrapper installation
Journal ArticlePublic2021

Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution by peanut shell based activated carbon

Peanut shell-based activated carbon (PSAC) was used to study the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solution. Chemical agent of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and gasification agent of carbon dioxide (CO2) were used to pr...

Activated carbon Adsorption Methylene blue dye Physicochemical activation Peanut shell Freundlich
Journal ArticlePublic2020

Adsorption of basic green 4 onto gasified Glyricidia sepium woodchip based activated carbon: Optimization, characterization, batch and column study

The abundance of gasification char residues which contributed to solid waste management problem is one of the major concerns in biomass gasification industry. This study focuses on synthesizing gasified Glyricidia sepium woodch...

Gasification wasteAdsorptionKineticsActivated carbonCharacterization
Journal ArticlePublic2020

Honeycomb-like porous-activated carbon derived from gasification waste for malachite green adsorption: equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic and fixed-bed column analysis

In this study, the preparation conditions for the gasification waste-based activated carbon (GWAC) were optimized with malachite green (MG) dye removal and GWAC yield as responses. The adsorption equilibrium, kinetic behavior, ...

Gasification wasteActivated carbonAdsorptionMalachite greenAdsorption kinetic
Journal ArticlePublic2021

An Assessment of the Potential, Suitability and Sustainability of the Sand Mining Site in the Kemaman River Basin, Terengganu Using Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Sand mining from the catchment basin for building is a worldwide issue. The increasing demand for sand in the construction industry has led sand suppliers to look for alternative methods by which they can obtain source of sand ...

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Journal ArticlePublic2021

Cold Adaptation Strategies and the Potential of Psychrophilic Enzymes from the Antarctic Yeast, Glaciozyma antarctica PI12

Psychrophilic organisms possess several adaptive strategies which allow them to sustain life at low temperatures between −20 to 20 °C. Studies on Antarctic psychrophiles are interesting due to the multiple stressors that exist ...

antarcticaantifreeze proteincold-active proteinscold adaptationmembrane fluiditypsychrophilic
Journal ArticlePublic2018

Inorganic Nutrient Fluxes Across the Sediment-water of Shallow Tropical Wetland

The aim of this study was to investigate the benthic nutrient fluxes in a tropical wetland of Chini Lake, Malaysia that has been infested by submerged Cabomba furcata vegetation. The role of this internal loading has been known...

benthic fluxesfloodplain wetlandmacrophytenutrient cyclingsediment-water dynamic