Abstract

Harmiwati N.H, Khairul Akli, Rita Youfa, Maria Isfus Senjawati and Miftahul Khairati

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/3404062

A new technology has been currently developed for the removal of heavy metal waste in water, called biosorption. Biosorption technology has been widely used to remove heavy metals from liquid waste. The potential biomass which can be used as bio sorbent was activated coconut husk waste. By using the continuous flow method and activated coconut husk as bio sorbent, the obtained optimum flow rate and bed height of bio sorbent were 2 mL/min and 0.1 g with adsorption capacity of 188.322 mg/g.

Biosorption; Bio Sorbent; Fixed Bed Column; Heavy Metals

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