Qutob, Mohammad Isam Mohammad (2024) Remediation Of Tropical Soil Contaminated With Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Through Advanced Oxidation Process. PhD thesis, Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut.
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Abstract
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) are chemicals classified as priority pollutants. Ninety percent of those released into the environment end up in the soil, which makes suitable soil remediation techniques necessary. Advanced oxidation process (aop) is one of the most efficient methods for the remediation of pahs from soil. In aop systems, the catalysts derived from natural iron minerals offer several advantages. However, their utilization in soil remediation is restricted due to the presence of soil impurities, which can inhibit the catalytic activity of these minerals. The soils in tropical regions relatively low in impurities, this enhances the efficiency of utilizing natural iron minerals from tropical soil as a catalyst. In this regard, the catalytic potential of naturally iron-bearing tropical soil was investigated to eliminate phenanthrene (phe), pyrene (pyr), and benzo[α]pyrene (b[α]p) using an oxygenated reactor supported with persulfate (ps). The system showed an efficient performance, and the removal efficiencies under the optimum conditions were 81%, 73%, and 86% for phe, pyr, and b[α]p, respectively.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) > T1-995 Technology(General) |
| Divisions: | Pusat Pengajian Teknologi Industri (School of Industrial Technology) > Thesis |
| Depositing User: | Mr Hasmizar Mansor |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2026 01:44 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Mar 2026 01:44 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/63725 |
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