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Catalytic thermolysis in treating Cibacron Blue in aqueous solution: Kinetics and degradation pathway
(Elsevier Ltd., 2016-03-01)A thermal degradation pathway of the decolourisation of Reactive Cibacron Blue F3GA (RCB) in aqueous solution through catalytic thermolysis is established. Catalytic thermolysis is suitable for the removal of dyes from ... -
Coagulation-flocculation of azo dye acid orange 7 with green refined laterite soil
(Elsevier B.V., 2014-06-15)A novel degradation pathway of Acid Orange 7 (AO 7) by laterite soil in coagulation process is suggested. AO 7 has a strong azo bond links with benzene and naphthalene rings. The rings in AO 7 can be cleaved during coagulation ... -
Comparative study on photocatalytic degradation of mono azo dye acid orange 7 and methyl orange under solar light irradiation
(Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2012-09)The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the kinetic photocatalytic degradation of mono azo dyes Acid Orange 7 (AO7) and Methyl Orange (MO) under solar light irradiation with titanium dioxide (TiO 2) as ... -
Comparison between the photocatalytic degradation of single and binary azo dyes in TiO2 suspensions under solar light irradiation
(IWA Publishing, 2015-12)Textile industries discharge a large quantity of colored wastewater which is harmful to the ecosystem. In this study, two kinds of dyes were investigated: the mono azo Acid Orange 7 (AO7) and diazo Reactive Green 19 (RG19). ... -
Comparison on biodegradation of anionic dye orange II and cationic dye methylene blue by immobilized microorganisms on spent granular activated carbon
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2014-01)Activated carbon adsorption and biological degradation are two important methods used in the treatment of industrial wastewater among others. The objective of this study is to investigate the biodegradation of anionic dye ... -
Comprehensive review and compilation of treatment for azo dyes using microbial fuel cells
(Water Environment Federation, 2013-03)Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent an emerging technology that focuses on power generation and effluent treatment. This review compiles articles related to MFCs using azo dye as the substrate. The significance of the ... -
Decolorization and mineralization of Batik wastewater through solar photocatalytic process
(Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2015-04-01)In this study, the photocatalytic degradation of batik wastewater in the presence of zinc oxide (ZnO) as photocatalyst was investigated. The effect of various operating parameters, such as pH of batik wastewater, catalyst ... -
Decolorization of methyl orange using upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor-An investigation of co-substrate and dye degradation kinetics
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)Decolorization of a synthetic wastewater containing Methyl Orange (MO) azo dye was performed in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. Color removal efficiencies approaching 94, 90 and 96% were obtained with ... -
Degradation of cationic and anionic dyes in coagulation-flocculation process using bi-functionalized silica hybrid with aluminum-ferric as auxiliary agent
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)Cationic dye (methylene blue) and anionic dye (methyl orange) degradation in the coagulation process was demonstrated. The key material was a natural coagulant-laterite soil dominated by a silica component, while aluminum-ferric ... -
Degradation of phenol through solar-photocatalytic treatment by zinc oxide in aqueous solution
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2015-05-08)Phenol-containing wastewater is only allowed in a very small amount either in sewage or industrial effluent due to the hazardous effect towards the environment. The objective of this study was to investigate the photocatalytic ... -
Degradation of synthetic dye wastewater by using combined anaerobic-aerobic and aerobic sequencing batch reactors
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)Azo dyes are the dye used by the majority of the textile industries. The treatment options for this azo dye are physical, chemical and biological methods. The aim of this study was to assess the performance of dye ... -
Effects of cationization hybridized biopolymer from Bacillus subtilis on flocculating properties
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2015-07-29)Bacillus subtilis isolated from palm oil mill wastewater was able to produce biopolymer with high flocculating activity in treating kaolin clay suspension (Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Hybridization of the biopolymer with monovalent, ... -
Effects of synthesis Ni doped Tio2 on Photocatalytic degradation process
(AENSI Publisher (American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information, 2014)Titanium is opropoxide, Ethanol, Acetic acid and nickel chloride hexahydrate were used as reagents. The objectives of this study is to synthesize TiO2 and Ni doped TiO2 powders by using reflux sol-gel method and to compare ... -
Evaluation of integrated anaerobic-aerobic biofilm reactor for degradation of azo dye methyl orange
(Elsevier Ltd., 2013-09)This study was to investigate the mineralization of wastewater containing methyl orange (MO) in integrated anaerobic-aerobic biofilm reactor with coconut fiber as bio-material. Different aeration periods (3. h in phase 1 ... -
Evaluation on the molecular structure of azo dye in photocatalytic mineralization under solar light irradiation
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2015-08-21)The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of number of sulphonic groups on solar photocatalytic degradation of Acid Orange 7 (AO7), Orange G (OG), New Coccine (NC), Reactive Black 5 (RB5) and Reactive Green 19 ... -
Heavy metal (iron) removal from landfill eachate by using two-stage constructed wetlands planted with Limnocharis flava and Eichhornia crassipes
(Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)Faculty of Resource Science & Technology, 2009-08-03)The main purpose of this study was to treat heavy metal present in landfill leachate by the use of two-stage constructed wetland and planted with Limnocharis flava and Eichhornia crassipes. This study also examine the ... -
A highly efficient single chambered up-flow membrane-less microbial fuel cell for treatment of azo dye Acid Orange 7-containing wastewater
(Elsevier B.V., 2015-12-01)Single chambered up-flow membrane-less microbial fuel cell (UFML MFC) was developed to study the feasibility of the bioreactor for decolorization of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) and electricity generation simultaneously. The ... -
Hybrid system up-flow constructed wetland integrated with microbial fuel cell for simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation
(Elsevier Ltd, 2015-06-01)An innovative design of upflow constructed wetland-microbial fuel cell (UFCW-MFC) planted with cattail was used for simultaneous wastewater treatment and electricity generation. The electrodes material employed in the study ... -
Methane gas production from palm oil wastewater - An anaerobic methanogenic degradation process in continuous stirrer suspended closed anaerobic reactor
(Elsevier, 2014-05)Methane gas (CH4) production from the anaerobic methanogenesis degradation of palm oil wastewater was carried out in laboratory continuous stirrer suspended closed anaerobic reactor (SCAR) at mesophilic temperature of 35 ... -
Mineralization of diazo dye (Reactive Black 5) in wastewater using recirculated up-flow constructed wetland reactor
(Desalination Publications, 2012)Application of a sequential anaerobic and aerobic process in a constructed wetland can enhance the treatment performance of textile wastewater. In this study, two laboratory-scale recirculated up-flow constructed wetland ...