Subsurface Flow Phytoremediation Using Barley Plants for Water Recovery from Kerosene-Contaminated Water: Effect of Kerosene Concentration and Removal Kinetics

M-Ridha, Mohanad J. and Faeq Ali, Muna and Hussein Taly, Ahmed and Abed, Khalid M. and Mohammed, Sabah J. and Muhamad, Mohd Hafizuddin and Abu Hasan, Hassimi (2022) Subsurface Flow Phytoremediation Using Barley Plants for Water Recovery from Kerosene-Contaminated Water: Effect of Kerosene Concentration and Removal Kinetics. Water, 14 (5). ISSN 2073-4441, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050687.

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Abstract

A phytoremediation experiment was carried out with kerosene as a model for total petroleum hydrocarbons. A constructed wetland of barley was exposed to kerosene pollutants at varying concentrations (1, 2, and 3% v/v) in a subsurface flow (SSF) system. After a period of 42 days of exposure, it was found that the average ability to eliminate kerosene ranged from 56.5% to 61.2%, with the highest removal obtained at a kerosene concentration of 1% v/v. The analysis of kerosene at varying initial concentrations allowed the kinetics of kerosene to be fitted with the Grau model, which was closer than that with the zero order, first order, or second order kinetic models. The experimental study showed that the barley plant designed in a subsurface flow phytoremediation system would have great potential for the reclamation of kerosene-contaminated water.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [DIP-2021-008]
Uncontrolled Keywords: Phytoremediation; Subsurface flow; Kerosene-contaminated water; Total petroleum hydrocarbon; Barley plant
Subjects: T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering > Department of Chemical Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2022 06:09
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2022 06:09
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/33307

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