Durian (Durio zibethinus L.) shell and Banana Pseudostem fibers: Microsorbent for the removal of oil from aqueous solution

Batch adsorption study was conducted to evaluate efficiencies of two different agriculture wastes as microsorbent to remove oil from aqueous solution. The agriculture waste used in this work were Durian Shell (DS) and Banana Pseudostems (BPS). A detailed batch study with respect to its adsorption equilibrium, isotherm and kinetics were carried out at ambient temperature, various initial concentration of oil and agitation time. banana pseudostem was found to be more effective than Durian Shell in removing oil from water. Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption model were applied to describe the experimental isotherm and isotherm constants. Equilibrium data fitted well with Freundlich model. The kinetic data were best fitted to pseudo-second-order kinetic model.