Aziz, A. and Agamuthu, Pariatamby and Fauziah, Shahul Hamid (2018) Removal of bisphenol A and 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol from landfill leachate using plant- based coagulant. Waste Management & Research, 36 (10). pp. 975-984. ISSN 0734-242X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X18790360.
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Landfill leachate contain persistent organic pollutants (POPs), namely, bisphenol A (BPA) and 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol, which exceed the permissible limits. Thus, such landfill leachate must be treated before it is released into natural water courses. This article reports on investigations about the removal efficiency of POPs such as BPA and 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol from leachate using locust bean gum (LBG) in comparison with alum. The vital experimental variables (pH, coagulant dosage and stirring speed) were optimised by applying response surface methodology equipped with the Box–Behnken design to reduce the POPs from leachate. An empirical quadratic polynomial model could accurately model the surface response with R2 values of 0.928 and 0.954 to reduce BPA and 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol, respectively. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed on treated flocs for further understanding. FTIR analysis revealed that the bridging of pollutant particles could be due to the explicit adsorption and bridging via hydrogen bonding of a coagulation mechanism. SEM micrographs indicated that the flocs produced by LBG have a rough cloudy surface and numerous micro-pores compared with alum, which enabled the capture and removal of POPs from leachate. Results showed that the reduction efficiencies for BPA and 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol at pH 7.5 were 76% and 84% at LBG dosage of 500 mg·L−1 and 400 mg·L−1, respectively. Coagulant dosage and pH variation have a significant effect on POPs reduction in leachate. Coagulation/flocculation using LBG could be applied for POPs reduction in leachate as a pre-treatment prior to advanced treatments.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | FRGS Project (FP052-2013B), University Malaya Research Grant (RP011A-14SUS), Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Bisphenol A; 2,4-Di-tert-butylphenol; coagulation/flocculation; flocs; locust bean gum |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2019 04:04 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2019 04:04 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/22414 |
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