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Potential of oil palm trunk starch as flocculant for contaminant of emerging compound removal

Mohd. Amin, M. F. and Mat Rasat, M. S. and Ahmad, M. I. and Aftar Ali, N. S. and Muda, K. and Zaidi, N. S. and Ismail, S. and Mohamad Shahimin, M. F. and Mohd. Amin, M. A. and Salam, M. A. (2021) Potential of oil palm trunk starch as flocculant for contaminant of emerging compound removal. In: 3rd International Conference on Tropical Resources and Sustainable Sciences, CTReSS 2021, 14 July 2021 - 15 July 2021, Kelantan, Virtual.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/842/1/012013

Abstract

In this preliminary study, a natural flocculant is developed from an oil palm trunk. The flocculant further tested for its ability in turbidity and COD removal with additional of atrazine in wastewater and demineralised water matrix. At the optimum dosage of 20mg/L, the developed cationic OPT starch able to remove around 95% turbidity and 85% COD. In addition, the cationic OPT starch also show the ability to remove spiked atrazine from both water matrixes to the maximum range of 55-85%. In conclusion, the developed oil-palm based flocculant show great potential for real-world application with added cost-effective benefits.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:natural flocculant, COD removal, OPT starch
Subjects:T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Divisions:Civil Engineering
ID Code:95938
Deposited By: Narimah Nawil
Deposited On:01 Jul 2022 04:21
Last Modified:01 Jul 2022 04:21

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