Sains Malaysiana 48(1)(2019): 199–208

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2019-4801-23

 

Applicability of Iron (III) Trimesic (Fe-BTC) to Enhance Lignin Separation from Pulp and Paper Wastewater

(Kebolehgunaan Besi (III) Trimesik (Fe-BTC) untuk Peningkatan Pemisahan Lignin daripada Air Sisa Pulpa dan Kertas)

 

BHUCKCHANYA PANGKUMHANG1,2, PANITAN JUTAPORN1,2, KWANNAPAT SORACHOTI3,

PUMMARIN KHAMDAHSAG4,5 & VISANU TANBOONCHUY1,2,5*

 

1Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

 

2Research Center for Environmental and Hazardous Substance Management (EHSM), Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

 

3International Programs in Hazardous Substance and Environmental Management, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

 

4Environmental Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

 

5Research Program on Development of Appropriate Technologies for Coloring Agent Removal from Textile Dyeing, Pulp & Paper, Sugar Industries for Sustainable Management Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

 

Diserahkan: 26 April 2018/Diterima: 29 Ogos 2018

 

ABSTRACT

This study assesses the application of iron (III) trimesic (Fe-BTC) as a coagulant-flocculant to remove lignin from pulp and paper (P&P) wastewater. In this research, Fe-BTC was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), while the functional groups of Fe-BTC and lignin were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) determined the surface morphology of the material. The influential parameters affecting lignin removal included the initial lignin concentration, the quantity of Fe-BTC, and the pH which were investigated using a single batch mixing system. The experimental and optimum operational conditions were determined using Box-Behnken design (BBD). Fe-BTC dosage plays a major role in efficiently removing lignin, while the pH and initial lignin concentration had no significant effect. Greater than 80% removal efficiency could be achieved with a Fe-BTC dosage as low as 2 g/L. The proposed mechanism of lignin aggregation was that Fe molecules were released from unsaturated sites of Fe-BTC and then formed new bonds with O in the methoxy lignin group. The interaction between Fe-BTC and lignin was π-π stacking (benzene ring), which explains the formation of F-O bonds in the lignin sludge.

 

Keywords: Box-Behnken design; Fe-BTC; lignin; metal-organic frameworks; MOFs; pulp and paper

 

ABSTRAK

Kajian ini menilai penggunaan besi (III) trimesik (Fe-BTC) sebagai bahan penggumpal untuk menyingkirkan lignin daripada air sisa pulpa dan kertas (P&P). Dalam kajian ini, Fe-BTC dicirikan oleh pembelauan sinar-x (XRD) manakala kumpulan fungsian Fe-BTC dan lignin dianalisis melalui spektroskopi transformasi Fourier inframerah (FT-IR). Mikroskop Elektron Imbasan (SEM) menentukan morfologi permukaan untuk bahan. Parameter penting yang menyebabkan penyingkiran lignin adalah termasuk kepekatan pemula lignin, kuantiti Fe-BTC dan pH yang dikaji menggunakan sistem campuran kelompok tunggal. Syarat uji kaji dan pengoperasian optimum telah ditentukan dengan menggunakan reka bentuk Box-Behnken (BBD). Dos Fe-BTC memainkan peranan penting dalam menyingkirkan lignin dengan cekap, manakala pH dan kepekatan pemula lignin tidak menunjukkan kesan yang ketara. Lebih daripada 80% kecekapan penyingkiran boleh dicapai dengan dos Fe-BTC serendah 2 g/L. Mekanisme cadangan daripada pengagregatan lignin adalah bahawa Fe molekul dibebaskan dari unsatured tapak Fe-BTC dan kemudian membentuk ikatan baharu dengan O dalam kumpulan lignin metoksi. Interaksi antara Fe-BTC dan lignin ialah susunan π-π (gelang benzena) yang menjelaskan pembentukan ikatan F-O dalam enap-cemar lignin.

 

Kata kunci: Fe-BTC; lignin; MOFs; pulpa dan kertas; rangka kerja logam-organik; reka bentuk Box-Behnken

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