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Optimizing Granular Activated Carbon (Coal and Peat-Base) for Malathion Removal from Agricultural Effluent

Optimizing Granular Activated Carbon (Coal and Peat-Base) for Malathion Removal from Agricultural Effluent

Hajjar Hartini Wan Jusoh1,2, Hafizan Juahir1,2*, Azimah Ismail1, Nurfarahana Mohd Nasir3,5, Setyo Budi Kurniawan1,4 and Ahmad Jusoh5
 
 

1East Coast Environmental Research Institute, Gong Badak Campus, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu 21300, Malaysia; 2Faculty of Bioresource and Food Industry, Besut Campus, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu 22022, Malaysia; 3Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia; 4Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia; 5Faculty of Ocean Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21300 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu.


*Correspondence | Hafizan Juahir, Faculty of Bioresource and Food Industry, Besut Campus, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu 21300, Malaysia; Email: [email protected] 

Figure 1:

Natural processes in the environment react to pesticides according to Tudi et al. (2021).

Figure 2:

The pore structure for (a) CBAC and (b) PBAC.

Figure 3:

The exterior structure for (a) CBAC and (b) PBAC.

Figure 4:

Linearized form of the (a) Langmuir and (b) Freundlich isotherms for the adsorption of malathion for CBAC and PBAC at varying particle sizes.

Figure 5:

Impact of contact duration on malathion adsorption (a) CBAC and (b) PBAC.

Figure 6:

Effect of adsorbent dosage and removal efficiency on the adsorption of malathion for CBAC and PBAC with particle sizes 0.063 mm and 1.0 mm.

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Sarhad Journal of Agriculture

September

Vol.40, Iss. 3, Pages 680-1101

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