Selective biosorption of aurum(III) from aqueous solution using oil palm trunk (OPT) biosorbents: Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism analyses

• Main Authors: Saman, Norasikin, Tan, Jin Wen, Mohtar, Safia Syazana, Kong, Helen, Wei, Jimmy Ping Lye, Johari, Khairiraihanna, Hassan, Hashim, Mat, Hanapi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2018
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84130/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2018.05.004
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The oil palm trunk (OPT) biosorbents (i.e. OPT-W, OPT-D and OPT-T) were prepared for the recovery of Au(III) from an aqueous solution. Simple preparation procedures were carried out to minimize the use of hazardous chemicals and reduce the preparation costs. The biosorbent characterization results s...