Utilizing Sawdust and Bottom Ash for Ecological Water Purifying Materials Produced

Abstract

Abstract The expanding of industrial sectors has generated a huge number of wastes and further polluted the environment. Sawdust (SD) is considered as residue generating from the sawing, sanding, and milling process of the furniture industry. Likewise, bottom ash (BA) is the generated waste of palm oil mill production process. It is the residue of empty fruit bunch, palm fibre, and palm shell which is fuelled for boiling water in the palm oil plant. Reutilizing these wastes for developing porous purifying water is the objective of this study. Sediment soil and brown glass have been exploited for facilitating plasticity mixtures and reducing firing temperature. Rectangular specimens are moulded by uniaxial pressing at 70 bars. Firing temperature are set up at 950 and 1050 °C. The water filtrated by tested samples is examined and compared with TIS 257-2549 standard, i.e., pH value, turbidity, total dissolved solids. The results express that combination of 40% sawdust, 10% bottom ash, 50% sediment soil, and 40% brown glass fired at 1050° has the potential to be water purifier.