Efficient adsorptive removal of methylene blue from synthetic dye wastewater by green alginate modified with pandan

Abu Hassan Nordin, Khairudin Ahmad, Leow Kai Xin, Wong Syieluing, Norzita Ngadi

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Abstract

Remediation of dye-bearing wastewater is important to preserve the water quality. This study reports the performance of new adsorbent, namely alginate polymer modified with pandan leaves (AlgiPAN), in removal of methylene blue (MB) from synthetic solution. The adsorbents in beads form demonstrated high removal percentage (61%) towards MB (0.01 g/L) at 60 min reaction time, pH 5 and adsorbent dosage of 3 g. This study demonstrates the capability of AlgiPAN in MB dye removal without involving complex synthesis processes. Such adsorbent can be easily separated after wastewater treatment, and the pandan modification increase the surface functional groups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)979-982
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Today: Proceedings
Volume39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event2019 Sustainable and Integrated Engineering International Conference, SIE 2019 - Putrajaya, Malaysia
Duration: 9 Dec 201910 Dec 2019

Keywords

  • Adsorbent
  • Adsorption
  • Alginate
  • Methylene blue
  • Pandan

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