Synthesis and Characterization of Natural Extracted Precursor Date Palm Fibre-Based Activated Carbon for Aluminum Removal by RSM Optimization

Alfarooq O. Basheer; Marlia M. Hanafiah; Mohammed Abdulhakim Alsaadi; Y. Al-Douri; M.A. Malek; Mustafa Mohammed Aljumaily; Seef Saadi Fiyadh

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Synthesis and Characterization of Natural Extracted Precursor Date Palm Fibre-Based Activated Carbon for Aluminum Removal by RSM Optimization

Alfarooq O. Basheer, Marlia M. Hanafiah, Mohammed Abdulhakim Alsaadi, Y. Al-Douri, M.A. Malek, Mustafa Mohammed Aljumaily, Seef Saadi Fiyadh

July 28, 2019

The Powder-Activated Carbon (PAC) under optimum conditions from a new low-cost precursor Date Palm Fibre (DPF) biomass through a carbonization followed by KOH activation has been synthesized by response surface methodology (RSM) combined with central composite design (CCD). The special effects of activation temperature, time, and impregnation ratio on bio-PAC Aluminum (Al3+) removal and uptake capacity were examined. The optimum conditions for synthesized bio-PAC were found to be 99.4% and 9.94 mg·g−1 for Al3+ removal and uptake capacity, respectively at activation temperature 650 °C, activation time 1h and impregnation ratio 1. The optimum bio-PAC was characterized and analyzed using FESEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA, BET, and Zeta potential. RSM-CCD experimental design was used to optimize removal and uptake capacity of Al3+ on bio-PAC. Optimum conditions were found to be at bio-PAC dose of 5 mg with pH 9.48 and contact time of 117 min. Furthermore, at optimized conditions of Al3+ removal, kinetic, and isotherm models were investigated. The results reveal the feasibility of DPF biomass to be used as a potential and cost-effective precursor for synthesized bio-PAC for Al3+ removal.

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LAPSE:2019.0814

Keywords

aluminum removal, Biomass, date palm fibre, Optimization, powder-activated carbon, wastewater treatment

Subject

Biosystems

Suggested Citation

O. Basheer A, M. Hanafiah M, Abdulhakim Alsaadi M, Al-Douri Y, Malek M, Mohammed Aljumaily M, Saadi Fiyadh S. Synthesis and Characterization of Natural Extracted Precursor Date Palm Fibre-Based Activated Carbon for Aluminum Removal by RSM Optimization. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0814

Author Affiliations

O. Basheer A: Center for Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
M. Hanafiah M: Center for Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Abdulhakim Alsaadi M: Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; National Chair of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Nizwa, 611 Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman; Almaref University College, Al-Anbar 31001,
Al-Douri Y: University Research Center, Cihan University Sulaimaniya, Sulaymaniyah 46002, Iraq; Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Malek M: Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Mohammed Aljumaily M: Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [ORCID]
Saadi Fiyadh S: Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Center (NANOCAT), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Journal Name

Processes

Volume

7

Issue

5

Article Number

E249

Year

2019

Publication Date

2019-04-28