Malaysian
Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 21 No 5 (2017): 1101 - 1110
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17576/mjas-2017-2105-12
RESPONSE
SURFACE METHODOLOGY OPTIMIZATION OF OIL REMOVAL USING BANANA PEEL AS BIOSORBENT
(Pengoptimuman Kaedah Gerak Balas Permukaan Untuk
Penyingkiran Minyak Menggunakan Kulit Pisang sebagai Penjerap-Bio)
Najaa Syuhada Mohamad Thani1,
Rozidaini Mohd Ghazi1*, Norhisyam Ismail2
1Faculty of Earth Science,
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science,
Uni versiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai Johor Bharu, Johor, Malaysia
*Corresponding author:
rozidaini@umk.edu.my
Received:
21 February 2017; Accepted: 24 August 2017
Abstract
Improper waste management
of oil causes environmental pollution particularly water pollution.
Conventional method in treating oil contaminants are expensive and have low
removal efficiency, hence the use of natural adsorbent is suggested because of
its reliability and affordability. This study aimed to use banana peel as a
biosorbent for oil removal and the application of response surface methodology
to identify the optimum conditions of oil removal. The adsorptive capacity of
household wastes derived from banana peel towards oil were studied by using
different parameters such as oil concentration, adsorbent dosage and contact
time. Maximum oil adsorption of 98.86% was achieved using banana peel. The
optimum conditions for oil removal were found at a dosage of 4.94 g, for 10.29
hours contact time and the initial oil concentration as high as 8.74%. The rate
of oil adsorption was mathematically described as a function of experimental
parameters and was modelled through response surface methodology via
Box-Behnken design. The results showed that the responses of oil adsorption
were significantly affected by the quadratic term of oil concentration,
adsorbent dosage and contact time. The statistical analysis was performed by
ANOVA which indicated good correlation of experimental parameters.
Keywords: banana peel, oil removal, response surface
methodology
Abstrak
Pengurusan sisa minyak yang tidak
teratur menyebabkan pencemaran alam sekitar terutamanya pencemaran air. Kaedah
konvensional untuk merawat pencemaran minyak adalah mahal dan tahap
penyingkiran minyaknya adalah rendah, maka penggunaan penjerap semulajadi adalah
dicadangkan kerana kebolehannya menyerap minyak dan lebih menjimatkan. Matlamat
kajian ini adalah untuk menggunakan kulit pisang sebagai biopenjerap untuk
penyingkiran minyak dan aplikasi kaedah gerak balas permukaan untuk mengenal
pasti keadaan optimum kapasiti penyingkiran minyak. Kapasiti penjerapan
daripada sisa rumah yang diambil daripada kulit pisang terhadap minyak telah
dikaji dengan menggunakan parameter yang berbeza seperti kepekatan minyak,
kuantiti penjerap dan tempoh masa. Penjerapan minyak secara maksimum, pada
kadar 98.86% telah dicapai oleh kulit pisang. Keadaan optimum untuk
menyingkirkan minyak adalah pada kadar 4.94 g, 10.29 jam dan kepekatan minyak
sebanyak 8.74%. Kadar penjerapan minyak telah diterangkan secara matematik
dalam fungsi parameter eksperimen dan telah dimodelkan melalui reka bentuk
Box-Behnken (kaedah gerak balas permukaan). Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa
tindak balas penjerapan minyak sangat dipengaruhi oleh kepekatan minyak,
kuantiti penjerap dan tempoh masa. Analisis statistik ANOVA menunjukkan
korelasi yang baik bagi setiap parameter eksperimen.
Kata kunci: kulit pisang, penyingkiran minyak, kaedah gerak balas
permukaan
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