Shuadinaty Yusoff (2018) Screening of selected plant materials for their dissolved solid adsorbing properties. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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Abstract
Water is an essential element of life which not only covers human daily use but also in agricultural fields, industrial activities and domestic uses. However, the world today is coping with water issues where some regions of the world experience water scarcity or having water quality unsuitable for consumption. But the people in remote areas always facing a problem to afford water filter. Hence, this study was conducted to highlight the potential of plants by studying their adsorbing ability. Plant materials of Crassocephalum crepidioides, Chromo/aena odorata and Luffa aegyptiaca were selected in this study to 1) to analyze the effects of different parts of the plants on the adsorption of dissolved solids, water pH and turbidity 2) to analyze the effects of different plant maturity on the adsorption of dissolved solids, water pH and turbidity, and 3) to analyze the effects of different particle sizes on the adsorption of dissolved solids, water pH and turbidity. These plant materials were collected around Universiti Malaysia Sabah and local markets in Kota Kinabalu, rinsed thoroughly using deionized water, oven dried for overnight, re-soaked with deionized water and tested with water samples containing zinc sulfate, magnesium sulfate and copper sulfate. Results showed that the leaves and stems of C crepidioides resulted in larger TDS, a reduction in water pH and a rise in turbidity compared with the initial readings. For C odorata, both young and old plants have recorded a greater TDS, a reduction in water pH on young plants and a rise in turbidity. In L. aegyptiaca, the small and large -particle size resulted in higher TDS, a reduction in water pH and a rise in turbidity as compared to the initial readings. Finally, it is concluded that these selected plant materials were lack of solid adsorbing properties.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Keyword: | Water scarcity, Water treatment, Total Dissolved Solids, Turbidity |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QK Botany > QK1-989 Botany > QK710-899 Plant physiology |
| Department: | INSTITUTE > Biotechnology Research Institute (BRI) |
| Depositing User: | DG MASNIAH AHMAD - |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2025 11:19 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jun 2025 11:19 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44028 |
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