Treatment of Wastewater Containing Wood Waste Pyroligneous Acid Preservative by Activated Carbon in Rubberwood Manufacturing Process

  • Rizafizah Othaman School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Agus Susilo School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Hiroaki Habaki School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Ryuichi Egashira School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Keywords: adsorption, environmental problems, phenolic compounds, process improvement, thermal treatment, wastewater treatment

Abstract

In this paper, the feasibility of using the products from thermal treatment of rubberwood waste, i.e., pyroligneous acid as preservative and activated carbon as adsorbent to treat the wastewater containing the preservative was studied. Firstly, the sawdust was thermally treated under various conditions to produce the pyroligneous acid and the activated carbon. Atmosphere and treatment temperature were a significant factor in determining the yield of the products. Secondly, the equilibrium adsorption runs were carried out with the model wastewater containing single, multi solutes, or the pyroligneous acid and with the activated carbon obtained under steam atmosphere. Phenolic compounds were adsorbed at the highest in single solute solutions, and lower in multi solutes solutions. Finally, the feasibility of this process improvement was discussed.

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Published
2009-12-31
How to Cite
Othaman, R., Susilo, A., Habaki, H., & Egashira, R. (2009). Treatment of Wastewater Containing Wood Waste Pyroligneous Acid Preservative by Activated Carbon in Rubberwood Manufacturing Process. ASEAN Journal of Chemical Engineering, 9(2), 1-7. Retrieved from https://journal.ugm.ac.id/v3/AJChE/article/view/8042
Issue
Vol 9 No 2 (2009)
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