Abstract:
The aim of this study was to utilize fly ash boiler waste as an adsorbent for the
absorption of methylene. Fly ash boiler adsorbent was made by physical
activation method using microwave at 100 watts of power with time variations (1;
2; 3; 4 and 5 minutes). The optimum time of microwave irradiation and adsorption
efficiency were tested by adsorbing the methylene blue (10, 20 and 30 ppm). Nonactivated
and activated fly ash at the optimum time were characterized using
SEM. The result indicated that the adsorption efficiency increased in the existence
of activation using microwave irradiation and the optimum time of activation was
3 minutes, with a percentage value of 99.94% adsorption efficiency. The
activation process could lead to pore unveiling. Thus, it has proved that fly ash
activation using microwave irradiation can increase the absorption ability of
methylene blue and adsorption efficiency.
