Open AccessPotential of oil palm trunk starch as flocculant for contaminant of emerging compound removal
Author(s) -
Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin,
Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat,
Muhammad Shakil Ahmad,
Nur Shahidah Aftar Ali,
Khalida Muda,
Nur Syamimi Zaidi,
Ismail Shah,
Mohd Faidz Mohamad Shahimin,
Mohamad Asyraf Mohd Amin,
Mohammed Abdus Salam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/842/1/012013
Subject(s) - flocculation , turbidity , pulp and paper industry , starch , wastewater , palm oil , chemistry , cationic polymerization , environmental science , waste management , environmental engineering , food science , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , engineering
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.