dc.contributor.author | Nurliyana, Ariffin | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah | |
dc.contributor.author | Postawa, Przemysław | |
dc.contributor.author | Shayfull Zamree, Abd Rahim | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohd Remy Rozainy, Mohd Arif Zainol | |
dc.contributor.author | Ramadhansyah, Putra Jaya | |
dc.contributor.author | Sliwa, Agata | |
dc.contributor.author | Mohd Firdaus, Omar | |
dc.contributor | Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), School of Materials Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | en_US |
dc.contributor | Faculty of Chemical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | en_US |
dc.contributor | Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Technology, Częstochowa University of Technology | en_US |
dc.contributor | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | en_US |
dc.contributor | School of Civil Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | en_US |
dc.contributor | Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) | en_US |
dc.contributor | Division of Materials Processing Technology and Computer Techniques in Materials Science, Silesian University of Technology | en_US |
dc.creator | Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah | |
dc.creator | Postawa, Przemysław | |
dc.date | 2022 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-23T01:29:45Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-23T01:29:45Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-02 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Materials, vol.14(4), 2021, 18 pages | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1996-1944 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/74755 | |
dc.description | Link to publisher's homepage at https://www.mdpi.com/ | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This current work focuses on the synthesis of geopolymer-based adsorbent which uses kaolin as a source material, mixed with alkali solution consisting of 10 M NaOH and Na₂SiO₃ as well as aluminium powder as a foaming agent. The experimental range for the aluminium powder was between 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2wt%. The structure, properties and characterization of the geopolymer were examined using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). Adsorption capacity and porosity were analysed based on various percentages of aluminium powder added. The results indicate that the use of aluminium powder exhibited a better pore size distribution and higher porosity, suggesting a better heavy metal removal. The maximum adsorption capacity of Cu²⁺ approached approximately 98%. The findings indicate that 0.8% aluminium powder was the optimal aluminium powder content for geopolymer adsorbent. The removal efficiency was affected by pH, adsorbent dosage and contact time. The optimum removal capacity of Cu²⁺ was obtained at pH 6 with 1.5 g geopolymer adsorbent and 4 h contact time. Therefore, it can be concluded that the increase in porosity increases the adsorption of Cu²⁺. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI AG | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Geopolymer | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Adsorbent | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Copper | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Foaming agent | en_US |
dc.title | Effect of aluminium powder on kaolin-based geopolymer characteristic and removal of Cu²⁺ | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040814 | |
dc.contributor.url | mustafa_albakri@unimap.edu.my | en_US |
dc.contributor.url | postawa@ipp.pcz.pl | en_US |