Browsing School of Materials Engineering (Articles) by Subject "Agricultural waste"

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    • Adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes onto acid treated coconut coir 

      Ong, Soon An, Dr.; Ho, Li Ngee, Dr.; Wong, Yee Shian; Asraff, Zainuddin (Taylor and Francis Group, LLC., 2013-09)
      The adsorption of Methylene Blue (MB) and Acid Orange 7 (AO7) from aqueous solutions by acid treated coconut coir was investigated under laboratory conditions to assess its potential in removing cationic and anionic dyes. ...

    • Potential application of palm ash as a raw materials in production of green glass 

      Noorina Hidayu, Jamil; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Faizul, Che Pa; Ruhiyuddin, Mohd Zaki; Murizam, Darus; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohamed Faisol, Mohamed Nor (Scientific.Net/Trans Tech Publications, 2012-12)
      Oil Palm Ash is one of the abundance agricultural wastes found in Malaysia. This wastes need to be disposed properly. Oil palm ash contains compounds needed to produce glass. Most of raw materials (especially silica) used ...

    • Review of extraction of silica from agricultural wastes using acid leaching treatment 

      Faizul, Che Pa; Md Fazlul, Bari; Abdullah, C. (Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, 2012-12)
      Large quantities of agricultural wastes such as palm ash and rice husk are found in Malaysia, have a large possibility to be employed as usefully renewable to produce energy and silica (SiO2). Extensive researches have ...

    • Study on Ferum (Fe) and Zinc (Zn) removal by using rice bran at Sungai Pelepah, Kota Tinggi, Johor 

      Aeslina, Abdul Kadir, Dr.; Alida, Abdullah; Lee, Kah Wai (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved., 2013-10)
      Water pollution due to heavy metals is currently occurring at Sungai Pelepah, Kota Tinggi. Adsorption method is one of the most low cost effective methods to overcome this pollution problem compared to the other available ...