Removal of residual oils from palm oil mill effluent by adsorption on natural zeolite

Abstract

The adsorption of residue oil from palm oil mill effluent using natural zeolite was investigated in this study. The adsorption was performed in batch mode, and the effect of different operational parameters such as pH, dose of adsorbent, stirring rate, contact time and initial oil concentration were explored. It was found that the pH plays a major role in the adsorption process. Isotherm data best fitted with the Freundlich model, and kinetic data followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

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Keywords

Oil removal, Natural zeolite, POME, Adsorption

Citation

Shavandi, M. A., Haddadian, Z., Ismail, M. H. S., Abdullah, N., & Abidin, Z. Z. (2012). Removal of residual oils from palm oil mill effluent by adsorption on natural zeolite. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 223, 4017-4027.