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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 59, 2016
2016 International Conference on Frontiers of Sensors Technologies (ICFST 2016)
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| Article Number | 04002 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Environmental Science and Engineering | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20165904002 | |
| Published online | 24 May 2016 | |
NanoCrystalline Cellulose isolated from oil palm empty fruit bunch and its potential in cadmium metal removal
1 Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
2 Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
3 School of Engineering, Monash University Sunway Campus, 46150 Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC) was isolated via ultrasonic cavitation assisted acid hydrolysis method. Characterization was done using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) together with Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) imaging to double prove the existence of NCC. DLS measures length of 236.6 nm with width of 34.40 nm, supported by SEM which showed NCC a rod-like shaped particle with large surface area and high porosity. It was then attempted for heavy metal cadmium ion (Cd2+) removal from aqueous solution. The pH implication to the rate of Cd2+ adsorption was investigated by varying the solution to pH 4, pH 7 and pH 10 over a duration of 120 minutes. The removal efficiency was analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) resulting in pH 7 being the most favorable for Cd2+ removal.
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