Treatment of Landfill Leachate in Kayu Madang, Sabah: Textural and Chemical Characterization (Part 1)

• Main Authors: Collin G. Joseph, Hasnul Fazli Md Zain, Siti Fatimah Dek
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21727/1/Treatment%20of%20Landfill%20Leachate%20in%20Kayu%20Madang.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21727/7/Treatment%20of%20Landfill%20Leachate%20in%20Kayu%20Madang%2C%20Sabah.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/21727/

Activated carbons from two agro-industrial wastes; oil palm shells (OPS) and coconut husk (CH); were prepared by chemical activation using potassium hydroxide as the dehydrating agent. A two- stage process was used; with semi-carbonization stage at 200oC for 15 minutes as the first stage followed by...