Tropical Wetland Journal
Vol 3 No 1 (2017): Tropical Wetland Journal

THE EFFECT OF MASS OF COAL FLY ASH-CHITOSAN COMPOSITE PELLETS MODIFIED WITH GLUTARALDEHYDE ON THE ADSORPTION OF MERCURY IN SOLUTION

Isna Syauqiah (Chemical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University)
Umi Baroroh Lili Utami (Chemical Department, Mathemathics and Sciences Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University)
Meina Wulansari Yusniar (Master of Management Department, Economic and Business Faculty Lambung Mangkurat University)

Article Info

Publish Date
21 Mar 2017

Abstract

Fly ash can be used and utilized as an adsorbent because it is cheap and effective to adsorb waste in the aquatic environment. Hg also known as Mercury is a carciogenic heavy metal and potentially threatens human health at very low concentrations. In this study, fly ash was applied as the adsorbent for Hg2+ in the form of chitosan-fly ash composite pellet and was cross-linked with glutaraldehyde in order to know how much the mass of pellets that can be used to lower the concentration of Hg2+ in solution. The results showed that the fly ash can be compositated with chitosan gel after going through the process of physical-chemical activation so that it can be formed into adsorbent pellets/granules. The optimum condition was obtained from adsorbent pellets of fly ash-chitosan composite crosslinked with glutaraldehyde after contacted with a solution containing Hg2+ with the pellet mass of 3 g.

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Tropical Wetland Journal
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twj

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Universitas Lambung Mangkurat

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Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Education Medicine & Pharmacology Other

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The journal will accept any manuscripts related to tropical wetland issues. The articles in this journal may from dissertations, theses, research reports, scientific papers and articles reviews. This journal is published in every 2 (twice) in a year (July and ...