DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Familusi, A., ADEKUNLE, A., Badejo, A., Adeosun, O. (2021). DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT. EKB Journal Management System, 34(1), 11-15. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2021.58990.1044
Ayokunle Oluwaseun Familusi; Adebola ADEKUNLE; Adedayo Badejo; Olayemi Johnson Adeosun. "DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT". EKB Journal Management System, 34, 1, 2021, 11-15. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2021.58990.1044
Familusi, A., ADEKUNLE, A., Badejo, A., Adeosun, O. (2021). 'DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT', EKB Journal Management System, 34(1), pp. 11-15. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2021.58990.1044
Familusi, A., ADEKUNLE, A., Badejo, A., Adeosun, O. DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF RIVER SAND, BEACH SAND AND GRANITE AS ADSORBENTS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 34(1): 11-15. doi: 10.21608/eijest.2021.58990.1044

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

The Egyptian International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Article 2, Volume 34, Issue 1, June 2021, Page 11-15  XML PDF (658.56 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eijest.2021.58990.1044
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Authors
Ayokunle Oluwaseun Familusi email orcid 1; Adebola ADEKUNLEorcid 2; Adedayo Badejoorcid 1; Olayemi Johnson Adeosunorcid 3
1Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
2DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, NIGERIA
3Department of Agricultural and Bio-Systems Engineering, College of Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
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.
Keywords
Adsorbent; Sand; SEM Analysis; XRF Analysis; EDX Analysis
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