Polyurethane membrane as an adsorbent for methyl orange and ethyl violet dyes(Membran poliuretana sebagai penjerap untuk pewarna metil oren dan etil ungu lembayung)

• Main Authors: Badri, Khairiah, Ismail, Fatem Hamimie, Shakir, Amira Shakim Abdul, Mohamad, Sharifah, Hamuzan, Hawa Aqilah, Hassan, Nurul Syakilla
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22378/; http://www.ukm.my/mjas/mjas2018/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Ethyl violet (EV) and methyl orange (MO) are commercial dyes used in a large number of industries. Due to their complex chemical structures and synthetic nature, these dyes are highly stable to light and oxidation, making them non-biodegradable, highly toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic in nature. Am...