Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity

Colouring effluent from industrial activities may affect environment and human health. Many methods have been used to decolourise such effluent including using electricity. This study was performed to investigate the behaviour of decolourisation of solution containing Azo Acid Orange 7. This study w...

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Main Author: Mohd. Zin, Nur Shaylinda
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Language:English
Published: 2005
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spelling my-utm-ep.53372018-03-07T20:57:35Z Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity 2005-11 Mohd. Zin, Nur Shaylinda TP Chemical technology TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Colouring effluent from industrial activities may affect environment and human health. Many methods have been used to decolourise such effluent including using electricity. This study was performed to investigate the behaviour of decolourisation of solution containing Azo Acid Orange 7. This study was focusing on the effect of decolourisation due to current density, dye concentration and duration of current flow. Simple electrochemical cell was prepared by using iron and steel plate electrode. The effectiveness of the method was determined by measuring percentage of colour and absorbance removal. The percentage of colour removal was higher then the percentage of absorbance removal. It is found that decolourisation was directly proportional to current density, duration of electric current flow and concentration of the dye. Based on MINITABTM analysis current density, duration and concentration does affecting the percentage of colour removal. The efficiency of decolourisation for 100 mg/l to 200 mg/l concentration was able to increase up to more 95% of colour removal and more than 88% of absorbance removal when duration was 18 minutes and current density was 120 A/m2. 2005-11 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5337/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5337/1/NurShaylindaMohdZinMFKA2005.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering
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Mohd. Zin, Nur Shaylinda
Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
description Colouring effluent from industrial activities may affect environment and human health. Many methods have been used to decolourise such effluent including using electricity. This study was performed to investigate the behaviour of decolourisation of solution containing Azo Acid Orange 7. This study was focusing on the effect of decolourisation due to current density, dye concentration and duration of current flow. Simple electrochemical cell was prepared by using iron and steel plate electrode. The effectiveness of the method was determined by measuring percentage of colour and absorbance removal. The percentage of colour removal was higher then the percentage of absorbance removal. It is found that decolourisation was directly proportional to current density, duration of electric current flow and concentration of the dye. Based on MINITABTM analysis current density, duration and concentration does affecting the percentage of colour removal. The efficiency of decolourisation for 100 mg/l to 200 mg/l concentration was able to increase up to more 95% of colour removal and more than 88% of absorbance removal when duration was 18 minutes and current density was 120 A/m2.
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author Mohd. Zin, Nur Shaylinda
author_facet Mohd. Zin, Nur Shaylinda
author_sort Mohd. Zin, Nur Shaylinda
title Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
title_short Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
title_full Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
title_fullStr Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
title_full_unstemmed Decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
title_sort decolourisation of dye solution containing azo acid orange 7 by electricity
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Civil Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Civil Engineering
publishDate 2005
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/5337/1/NurShaylindaMohdZinMFKA2005.pdf
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