Preparation and characterisation of treated agricultural wastes as biosorbents

• Main Author: Siti Nor Sihariddh, binti Samsudin
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2012
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; S Agriculture (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8217/4/Nor%20Sihariddh%28fulltext%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/8217/

This study characterizes the agricultural wastes i.e., coconut husk, banana trunk, sago hampas, rice husk and oil palm empty fruit bunch treated with sulfuric acid (H2S04) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The pretreatment was done to improve the adsorption capacity and enhance the porosity structures. T...