Removal of Methylene Blue by Red Macro Alga Euchema Spinosum Sp.: Pretreatment and Desorption Assessment

• Main Authors: Nadiah, Mokhtar, Azmi, Aris, Edriyana, Abd Aziz, W. F. W., Ishak, Hasmanie, Abdul Halim, Najiha, Johari, Syazwan, N. Moni
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Science Publishing Corporation 2018
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23629/1/IJET-22916.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23629/; https://www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/ijet/article/view/22916

Red algae species, Euchema Spinosum (ES) in Malaysia possesses excellent biosorbent properties in removing dyes from aqueous solutions. Studies had been made on the effect of pretreatment and reusability of this species as a biosorbent for economic viability. In the present study, physical and chemi...