The influence of cleansing agent and sorbent dosage on the aesthetic quality of drinking water treated using coconut shell-based activated carbon


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Ibrahim Yakub, . and Watiqah Chali, . and Norsuzailina Mohamed Sutan, . The influence of cleansing agent and sorbent dosage on the aesthetic quality of drinking water treated using coconut shell-based activated carbon. pp. 1-6. ISSN 2289-1692

Abstract

This study investigates the suitability of using commercial activated carbon developed from coconut shell in tap water filtration. Turbidity and metal content were analyzed with respect to the different cleansing agent and activated carbon dosage used in the filtration. The results showed that activated carbon cleansed using potassium hydroxide zinc chloride or iron chloride improved the taste of water. It was also found that as the dosage of activated carbon was increased the taste enhanced and the metal content decreased suggesting the taste of water is inversely proportional to metal content of the water.


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Abstract

This study investigates the suitability of using commercial activated carbon developed from coconut shell in tap water filtration. Turbidity and metal content were analyzed with respect to the different cleansing agent and activated carbon dosage used in the filtration. The results showed that activated carbon cleansed using potassium hydroxide zinc chloride or iron chloride improved the taste of water. It was also found that as the dosage of activated carbon was increased the taste enhanced and the metal content decreased suggesting the taste of water is inversely proportional to metal content of the water.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Drinking water
AGROVOC Term: Activated carbon
AGROVOC Term: Coconuts
AGROVOC Term: Shell
AGROVOC Term: Adsorption
AGROVOC Term: Filtration
AGROVOC Term: Zinc
AGROVOC Term: Flow rate
AGROVOC Term: Turbidity
AGROVOC Term: Atomic absorption spectrometry
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24058

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