Utilization of coconut milk processing waste as a low-cost mercury sorbent

• Main Authors: Johari, Khairiraihanna, Saman, Norasikin, Shiow, Tien Song, Mat, Hanapi, Stuckey, David C.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/51387/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie401470w
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Desiccated coconut waste sorbent (DCWS), a byproduct of coconut milk processing, was studied as a sorbent for Hg(II) sorption. Energy dispersive X-ray analysis indicated that the DCWS mainly contained C, N, and O, while the Fourier transform infrared measurements confirmed the existence of hydroxyl,...