PHY360/MAC-JULY 2019

FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE

PHYSICS LABORATORY
(INSTRUMENTATION AND APPLICATION)

PHY360

MINI PROJECT PROPOSAL

AS120

TITLE: POTENTIAL OF ACTIVATED

CARBON DERIVED FROM TEA WASTE AS
AN ADSORBENT

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PART A: RESEARCHER BACKGROUND

i. PROJECT LEADER/ MATRIC NO. /CONTACT NO.:

MOHAMMAD FAIZ BIN JAMAL

2016337807
0176258793

ii. PROJECT MEMBER’S:

CONTACT
NO. NAME MATRIC NUMBER
NUMBER

NUR SYUHADA BINTI AHMAD

1. 2016726471 0192725018
TERMIZI

2. ILYANA BINTI AMRAN 2016562461 0179263559

iii. PROJECT SUPERVISOR:

RABIATUL ADAWIYAH BINTI ABDUL WAHAB

iv. CO-SUPERVISOR (if any)

v. LECTURER (Lecture/Laboratory)

RABIATUL ADAWIYAH BINTI ABDUL WAHAB

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PART B: MINI PROJECT PROPOSAL

i. OBJECTIVES:

 To carbonize tea waste.

 To produce activated carbon from carbonized tea waste.

 To determine effect of activated carbon from different type of tea waste on

adsorbent activity.
 To analyze the adsorption of dyes and chlorine in aqueous solution.

ii. SIGNIFICANCE OF MINI PROJECT/PRODUCT:

 To encounter the removal of dyes and chlorine from aqueous solution.

 Simplicity of its design and operation, lower energy required and low cost project.

 Adsorption from activated carbon (tea waste) particularly useful and most effective to

treat large volume and different pollutants at a time, fast adsorption kinetics and

relative ease of regeneration.

 Using of agricultural waste like tea waste which is abundant, more economical and

environmental friendly since commercial activated carbon is expensive despite can

be obtained easily.

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iii. LITERATURE REVIEW:

Nowadays, considering the business cost and energy/environmental concern, the use of
biomass materials to produce activated carbon become one of the hot topics. Until now,
various biomass materials such as dates’ stones, coconut shells, pitch coke, wood,rice husk,
walnut shell, banana peel and fungi, have been used as served as electrode materials ,
catalyst carriers and absorbents [3]. Researchers are also aware of certain compound that
are be potential hazards such as textile manufacturing, leather tanning, cosmetic paper, food
processing, and pharmaceutical industries to the environmental ecosystems and human
body [1],[4]. Although such chemical might exist in very low concentration in water bodies,
bioaccumulation and biomagnification could eventually lead to concentration of these
compound in animals and human body, hence causes noticeable effects, which might be
irreversible [1].

Tea leaves have been renowned for their culinary and herbal use since ancient times it
is the most popular drink after water in the world and it is estimated that somewhere
between 18 and 20 billion cups of tea are drunk daily. As a result, tons of spent tea leaves
from industry and household are disposed that doesn’t have any economical value. The
utilization of this huge amount of spent tea leaves could make it a product with good
economical value. Although, there are reports on the use of tea waste and magnetic tea
waste based adsorbents for removal of organic and inorganic pollutants [2].

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iv. REFERENCES:

1. W. Syieluing, L. Yowjeng, N. Norzita, M.I. Ibrahim, and M.N. Balqis,

“Synthesis of activated carbon from spent tea leaves for aspirin removal,”
Chines Journal of Chemical Engineering, vol. 26, no. 5, May, pp. 1003-1011,
2018.
2. A.M. Ariful, I.M. Tariqul, C. Hernandez, K. Hoejin, L. Yiron, M.L. Curry, J.
Gardea-Terresdey, and J.C. Noveron, “Adsorptive removal of
sulfamethoxazole and bisphenol-A from contaminated water using
functionalized carbonaceous material derived from tea leaves,” Journal of
Environmental Chemical, vol. 6, no. 4, August, pp. 4215-4225, 2018.
3. C. Peng, Y. Xing-bin, W. Ru-tao, L. Jun-wei, O. Yu-jing, and X. Qun-ji,
“Promising activated carbons derived from waste tea-leaves and their
application in high performance supercapacitors electrodes,” Electrochimica
Acta, vol. 87, Jan, pp. 401-408, 2013.
4. Pirbizari AE, Pargami NR, Ashja N and Emami MS “Surfactant-coated Tea
Waste: Preparation, Characterization and its Application for Methylene Blue
Adsorption from Aqueous Solution” Journal of Environmental & Analaytical
Toxicology, vol. 5, no.5, July, pp. 1-11 , 2015.

v. MINI PROJECT METHODS:

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Part A (Preparation for Activated Tea Waste)

Tea Waste

Wash with distilled water

Dry the waste tea (50oC for 24 hours)

Immerse in activating reagent (50 mL 1.0M & 0.5 M H2SO4)

Digestion (40oC for 12 hours)

Wash with distilled water 5 to 7 times (until get pH=7)

Carbonization of sample using furnace (500oC for 15 minutes)

Cooling the sample

Sieving

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Part B (Analysis on chlorine and dyes in aqueous solution)

Preparation of adsorbate (dyes and chlorine

solution)

Analysis of dyes and chlorine on activated

carbon

Study surface chemistry Concentration of dyes and Effect of adsorbent dose on

chlorine before and after adsorption of dyes and chlorine.

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vi. LIST OF MATERIALS/EQUIPMENTS/FACILITIES:

1. Tea Waste (Green tea, Black tea, Original tea)

2. 1.0 M & 0.5 M of Sulfuric acid, H2SO4
3. Distilled water
4. Oven
5. Vacuum filtration
6. Buchner funnel
7. Furnace
8. Filter paper
9. Magnetic stirrer
10. Pipette
11. Measuring cylinder
12. Crucible
13. Dyes
14. Chlorine
15. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
16. UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

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vii. DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE

“We are hereby declaring that the mini project is based on our original
work except for quotations and citations which have been duly
acknowledge. We are conducting our investigations with honesty and
integrity”

SIGNATURE OF MINI PROJECT LEADER: ________________________

(MOHAMMAD FAIZ B. JAMAL)

SIGNATURE OF MINI PROJECT MEMBER:

1.___________________________ _____________________________
(NUR SYUHADA BINTI AHMAD TERMIZI)

2.___________________________ _____________________________
(ILYANA BINTI AMRAN)

Signature of Supervisor: _________________________________

Received date: ____________________________

Returned date: ____________________________

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