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Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent

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Main Author: Phon, Chee Wah
Other Authors: Huzairy Hassan
Format: Learning Object
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2013
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Phenolic compounds
Fungal biosorbent
Aspergillus terreus
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/27709
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spelling my.unimap-277092013-08-27T03:18:01Z Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent Phon, Chee Wah Huzairy Hassan Phenolic compounds Fungal biosorbent Aspergillus terreus Access is limited to UniMAP community. The highly toxic nature of phenolic compounds is a worldwide environmental problem. Objective of this project is to investigate the removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solution by fungal biosorbent. The phenolic compounds used in this project were 2-chlorophenol and 2, 3-dichlorophenol. The fungal biosorbent which is Aspergillus terreus UniMAP AA-1 was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) techniques. The effects of physicochemical parameters studies such as initial phenolic compounds concentration, pH and biosorbent dosage amount were evaluated. The adsorption isotherms data were analyzed using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms models. The results showed that the correlation coefficient, R2 of Freundlich isotherm is higher than that of Langmuir Isotherm. For the kinetics study, pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order were used to examine the experimental data at different initial concentration. Pseudo-second order has highly correlative coefficient, R2 > 0.99 and the calculated qe values fit well for the biosorption of phenolic compounds on the Aspergillus terreus fungus. Aspergillus terreus fungus appears to be a promising biosorbent material for removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solution due to their high adsorption capacity, high kinetic rates and low cost of process. 2013-08-27T03:18:01Z 2013-08-27T03:18:01Z 2012-06 Learning Object http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/27709 en Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) School of Bioprocess Engineering
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Phenolic compounds
Fungal biosorbent
Aspergillus terreus
spellingShingle Phenolic compounds
Fungal biosorbent
Aspergillus terreus
Phon, Chee Wah
Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
description Access is limited to UniMAP community.
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Phon, Chee Wah
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author Phon, Chee Wah
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title Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
title_short Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
title_full Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
title_fullStr Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
title_full_unstemmed Removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
title_sort removal of phenolic compounds from aqueous solutions by fungal biosorbent
publisher Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
publishDate 2013
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/27709
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