The influence of cleansing agent and sorbent dosage on the aesthetic quality of drinking water treated using coconut shell-based activated carbon
2014
Ibrahim Yakub | Watiqah Chali | Norsuzailina Mohamed Sutan
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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