Utilization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle waste as membrane with several modifications for the removal of chromium ions in wastewater

• Main Authors: Badrut Tamam Ibnu Ali, Badrut Tamam Ibnu Ali, Nurul Widiastuti, Nurul Widiastuti, Yuly Kusumawati, Yuly Kusumawati, Jaafar, Juhana
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105645/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2022.11.141
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The increasing demand for products that use the electroplating process has caused the growth of the electroplating industry in various countries to increase. This growth was followed by an increase in the amount of toxic and hazardous chromium waste in the water. Continuous technology development is...