Open AccessAdsorption of Heavy Metals on Banana Peel Bioadsorbent
Author(s) -
Rabiatul Manisah Mohamed,
Norazlina Hashim,
Suhaila Abdullah,
Norhayati Abdullah,
Amri Mohamed,
Mohd Abu Asshaary Daud,
Kaha Fakrul Aidil Muzakkar
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1088/1742-6596/1532/1/012014
Subject(s) - banana peel , adsorption , wastewater , raw material , heavy metals , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , biomass (ecology) , waste management , pollutant , environmental chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , food science , engineering , oceanography , geology
Heavy metals have become a serious pollutant in water as a result of its non-biodegradable and toxicity properties. In this research, banana peel was synthesized as bioadsorbent to remove heavy metals from contaminated water. The major problem associated with banana peel bioadsorbent is that the activated carbon produces from biomass materials possess insignificant adsorption capability compared to its commercial counterpart. Besides that, large quantity of banana peel wastes contributes to its significant disposal problem. Thus, the present work is expected to solve the problems of banana peel disposal by converting it into bioadsorbent. The objectives of this research are to synthesize banana peel bioadsorbent and to evaluate heavy metals adsorption performance of the banana peel bioadsorbent. The bioadsorbent were treated using KOH in its preparation. The materials then undergo characterization using FTIR and AAS. The carboxylic and hydroxyl functional groups were confirmed by FTIR. The maximum removal efficiency for Pb and Fe ions were 100% and 64% respectively. The comprehensive utilization of low-cost raw material as bioadsorbent in wastewater activities are highly suggested due to its facile processing, abundantly available and environmental friendly.