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Effect of chitosan binder on water absorption of empty fruit bunches filter media

Sadikin, Aziatul Niza and Mohd. Nawawi, Mohd. Ghazali and Othman, Norasikin and Asli, Umi Aisah and Rasit Ali, Roshafima and Hasbullah, Hasrinah and Ibrahim, Norazana (2015) Effect of chitosan binder on water absorption of empty fruit bunches filter media. Malaysian Journal Of Analytical Sciences, 19 (1). pp. 155-162. ISSN 1394-2506

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Abstract

The potential of chitosan as filter media binder was investigated in this study. Chitosan solution with different concentrations were applied to the empty fruit bunches using two different deposition techniques, namely, spray method and addition method. In this study, a water absorption test was used to study the sorption behaviour of empty fruit bunches filter media. The water absorption study showed that the water uptake for empty fruit bunches filter media without the chitosan binder increases with time, until the water sorption reaches the equilibrium state. It was observed that the water uptake decreased from 23% to 14% for the chitosan-filled filter media as compared to binder-less filter media, over the duration of 24 hours. For 1% chitosan concentration, the water uptake is higher compared to 3% chitosan-filled filter media. The water absorption is relatively lower for filter media with a higher concentration of chitosan due to the high compatibility achieved at this interfacial region between empty fruit bunches fibres and chitosan. Alkali-treated filter media showed the lowest water uptake compared to diethyl ether, ethanol and hot water pretreatment methods.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:chitosan, empty fruit bunch, filter media
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:58357
Deposited By: Haliza Zainal
Deposited On:04 Dec 2016 04:07
Last Modified:06 Mar 2022 04:43

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