OIL REMOVAL USING DURIAN PEEL WASTES: EFFECT OF ADSORBENT CONDITION

Abstract

In the previous research it only investigate the feasibility of durian peel wastes in removing heavy metal from wastewater but none of them had investigated in removing of oil by using durian peel wastes. This shows that durian peel also able to remove and clean up oil spill. In this study we focus on the effect of adsorbent conditions on the adsorption of oil waste by using different conditions which are natural durian peel powder and treated durian peel powder as an adsorbent. Based on the result, the highest percentage of oil removal for a fixed 1.0 gram adsorbent dosage is on used vegetable oil, meanwhile, the lowest percentage is of removing lubricant oil, both using the natural durian peel powder. Compared to 2.0 gram adsorbent dosage, it is vice versa from natural which is the highest percentage is removing of lubricant oil and the lowest is removing used vegetable oil both using treated durian peel powder.