Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Low Cost Adsorbents from Oil Palm Wastes for Wastewater Treatment

In the present research, oil palm wastes such as palm kernel shell (PKS), empty fruit bunch (EFB) and palm oil sludge (POS) were converted into biochars through pyrolysis. The charred products of PKS (CPKS), EFB (CEFB) and POS (CPOS) were tested for batch adsorption of copper (Cu2+), lead (Pb2+) and...

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Main Authors: X.J. Lee, L.Y. Lee, B.Y.Z. Hiew, S. Gan, S. Thangalazhy-Gopakumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2017-03-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/1568