Application of low-cost fabricated column model for the adsorption analysis of pollutants from river water using coconut coir

• Main Authors: Low, Wen Pei, Md. Din, Mohd. Fadhil, Ponraj, Mohanadoss, Fulazzaky, Mohamad Ali, Iwao, Kenzo, Songip, Ahmad Rahman, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/57867/; http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.853626

A simple fabricated column model of coconut coir was used to adsorb pollutants from polluted river water. This study proposes the application of this model that applied coconut coir to remove organic matter (OM), phosphate (Formula presented.), and ammonia (NH3) present in river Desa Bakti water. A...