Potential of pretreated spent coffee ground as adsorbent for oil adsorption

• Main Authors: Nasaruddin, Nur Farhana Najwa, Abdul Halim, Hairul Nazirah, Mahmad Rozi, Siti Khalijah, Mokhtar, Zulfakar, Tan, Lian See, Che Jusoh, Nurfatehah Wahyuny
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98994/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7920-9_51

Spent Coffee Ground (SCG) has the potential of becoming a low-cost adsorbent for oil removal. However, the effectiveness of SCG as an oil adsorbent is limited by its hydrophilicity. In this work, chemical pretreatment of SCG with acid and alkali was evaluated as a means of enhancing its performance...