A Review on Bamboo as an Adsorbent for Removal of Pollutants for Wastewater Treatment

• Main Authors: Junidah, Lamaming, Sariah, Saalah, Mariani, Rajin, Noor Maizura, Ismail, Abu Zahrim, Yaser
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45307/1/Lamaming%20et%20al%202022.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45307/; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2022/7218759; https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7218759

Water and wastewater treatment are very important for obtaining clean and sanitary water as well as protecting the environment from toxic pollutants. Not only enriched with cellulose and carbon but the abundant resources of bamboo also make it suitable to be utilized as an adsorbent. With the right processing technologies and improvements, the potential of bamboo is unlimited. ,is study review provides knowledge on the use of bamboo-based adsorbents for the removal of contaminants and pollutants in wastewater in the form of activated carbon, biochar, and aerogel. ,is review highlighted bamboo utilization and its relevance as an adsorbent for wastewater treatment. ,e technologies for the processing and improvement of bamboo as well as the performance of the bamboo-based adsorbents are also discussed in this study. ,e adsorption capacity of bamboo has shown improvement with modification and good adsorption capacity achieved with some of the adsorbent being able to be recycled and reused.