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Novel biodegradable polymeric flocculant based on Kenaf for heavy metal removal

Ngadi, Norzita and Y., Yahida (2012) Novel biodegradable polymeric flocculant based on Kenaf for heavy metal removal. International Journal of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 3 (3). pp. 172-174. ISSN 2078-0737

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Abstract

Novel biodegradable flocculant based on hybridization of polyacrylamide with cellulose derived from kenaf (hibiscus Cannabinus L) has been successfully synthesized. The hybrid polyacrylamide-cellulose has been synthesized using a microwave-assisted grafting method. The hybrid polyacrylamide-cellulose was characterized using FTIR and the result revealed that the grafting was occurred. The performance of the hybrid polyacrylamide-cellulose has been tested on the arsenic removal. As a comparison, the removal of arsenic was also done using solely polyacrylamide. The results obtained showed that that the hybrid polyacrylamide-cellulose flocculant was comparatively as good as polyacrylamide in removing arsenic.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:biodegragable flocculant, polyacrylamide, kenaf, arsenic
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:31100
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:29 Sep 2017 06:19
Last Modified:05 Mar 2019 02:09

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