Enhanced Removal Efficiency of Methylene Blue and Water Hardness using NaOH-Modified Durian and Passion Fruit Peel Adsorbents

Jia Ler Gan; Choon Yoong Cheok

Authors

Jia Ler Gan Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, No.1, Menara Gading, UCSI Heights (Taman Connaught), 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Choon Yoong Cheok Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, No.1, Menara Gading, UCSI Heights (Taman Connaught), 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Keywords:

Durian, Passion fruit, Peel, Absorbent, Methylene blue, Water hardness

Abstract

This study evaluated the effectiveness of NaOH-modified adsorbents prepared from durian and passion fruit peels on removal of methylene blue (MB) and water hardness from aqueous solution. The removal efficiencies (adsorbent dose and contact time) of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) modified adsorbents were compared to the raw adsorbents. MB and water hardness removal efficiencies have been greatly enhanced after the durian and passion fruit peels are modified by NaOH. NaOH-modified durian and passion fruit peel adsorbents at 0.05 g dose enhanced the removal of MB from aqueous solution up to 21.56% and 7.30% in comparison to raw adsorbents. This showed that NaOH-modified durian peel is a better adsorbent for MB removal with low dose but able to achieve high removal efficiency. Meanwhile, removal of MB reached maximum at 0.20 g dose using NaOH-modified passion fruit peel adsorbent. NaOH-modified passion fruit peel adsorbent showed better performance in water hardness removal as compared to NaOH-modified durian at 1.40 g dose.

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