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DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Civil and Architectural Engineering

Abstract

The essence of adsorbents in water or wastewater treatment cannot be over-estimated. This research paper seeks to investigate the characterisation of river sand, beach sand and granite as adsorbents in water or wastewater treatment. River sand, beach sand and granite (collected in some localities in Nigeria) were sieved, washed and later sun-dried. These three materials were taken to the laboratory for XRF, SEM and EDX analyses. The XRF analysis revealed that the oxides present in the selected materials include Silica (SiO2), Alumina (AI2O3), Ferric Oxide (Fe2O3), Titanium Oxide (TiO2), Calcium Oxide (CaO), some other oxides and trace elements like Barium, Copper, Chromium, Nickel, and so on. The SEM analysis shows that the materials possess interconnected pores, while the EDX analysis of the adsorbent materials revealed that the materials contain Silicon, Oxygen, Aluminium, Carbon and other elements. These distinctive features in the selected materials make them excellent materials for water or wastewater treatment.

DOI

10.21608/eijest.2021.58990.1044

Keywords

adsorbent, sand, SEM Analysis, XRF Analysis, EDX Analysis

Authors

First Name

Ayokunle

Last Name

Familusi

MiddleName

Oluwaseun

Affiliation

Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Email

ayomacfamilson@gmail.com

City

Osogbo

Orcid

0000-0003-4540-3674

First Name

Adebola

Last Name

ADEKUNLE

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-

Affiliation

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA

Email

adebolamay@gmail.com

City

ABEOKUTA

Orcid

0000-0002-0129-2987

First Name

Adedayo

Last Name

Badejo

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

Email

badejoaa@funaab.edu.ng

City

Abeokuta

Orcid

0000-0001-7734-7086

First Name

Olayemi

Last Name

Adeosun

MiddleName

Johnson

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural and Bio-Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

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adeosunjohnson@gmail.com

City

Abeokuta

Orcid

0000-0003-3158-6799

Volume

34

Article Issue

1

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24600

Issue Date

2021-06-01

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2021-01-22

Publish Date

2021-06-01

Page Start

11

Page End

15

Print ISSN

1687-8493

Online ISSN

2682-3640

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1,348

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The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology

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https://eijest.journals.ekb.eg/

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DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT

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Created At

23 Jan 2023