Open AccessModified banana peels for Fe (II) ion sorption
Author(s) -
Mei Lian Yuen,
Anna Ros,
N. Nurfyahfizeh,
Yujia Tan,
C. W. Yuen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/736/2/022055
Subject(s) - adsorption , sorption , ion , chemistry , wastewater , inorganic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , environmental engineering , environmental science
The capability of modified banana peel (MBP) to adsorb Fe (II) ions from synthetic ion solution has been studied. The acidic and basic solution strongly affected the Fe (II) ions adsorption. The effect of contact time and initial ion concentrations revealed that removal efficiency for 15 mg/L Fe (II) ions above 90 % after 2 hours. The size particles for MBP below 106 μm turned out to be the prefer size due to the highest percentage of ions adsorption. MBP appears to be a promising material to purify wastewater.