Characterization of Adsorbent Developed from Rice Husk: Effect of Surface Functional Group on Phenol Adsorption

• Main Authors: Daffalla, S.B., H., Mukhtar, Shaharun, Maizatul Shima
• Format: Citation Index Journal
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2561/1/qredirect.php%3Fdoi%3Djas.2010.1060.1067%26linkid%3Dpdf; http://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jas.2010.1060.1067; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/2561/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Over the last three decades, there has been increasing global concern over the public health impacts attributed to environmental pollution. Among various water pollutants, phenol and its derivatives are the most toxic because they are carcinogenic in nature. The objective of this study was to develo...