Open AccessEffect of particles size adsorbent of sugarcane bagasse and contact time on removal Pb(II) ions in wastewater by using vertical series column method
Author(s) -
H Z Umar,
Cut Aja Rahmahwati,
Sule Abubakar,
S Samsul
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1375/1/012024
Subject(s) - adsorption , bagasse , wastewater , particle size , particle (ecology) , materials science , volume (thermodynamics) , chemistry , chromatography , environmental engineering , pulp and paper industry , environmental science , physics , geology , organic chemistry , oceanography , engineering , quantum mechanics
Amounts of heavy metals in wastewater can cause problems for living things and the environment. Handling efforts have been done with various methods. A relatively effective and efficient method is the adsorption. This study aims at removing Pb (II) in water using adsorbent of sugarcane bagasse with column system. The experimental design as a fixed variable consisted of 50 g of adsorbent, and 10 litres adsorbate volume, flow rate of 7 litres / minute. The independent variables consist of particle sizes with variations of 10; 20; 30 mesh and contact time with variation 0;5;10;15;20;30;60;90;120;150;180;210;240 minutes and the dependent variable of Pb(II) concentration (ppm). The results showed that the removal of Pb (II) was influenced by particle size factor of adsorbent and contact time. Universally the best removal power occurs on the size of 20 mesh adsorbent particles and with a contact time of 30 minutes. The fastest and highest removal percentage based on parameters of Pb(II) concentration for 10 mesh particles: 53.34% at contact time 180 minutes, 20 mesh particles: 54.84% at contact time 30 minutes, and 30 mesh particles: 65.67% at contact time 210 minutes.