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Preliminary Study of Tamarindus indica Seeds as Potential Activated
Carbon for Turbidity Removal
Muhammad Afiq bin Mohd Nordin
Dr Hidayatul Aini binti Zakaria
Bachelor of Applied Science (Electronics and Instrumentation Physics)
School of Ocean Engineering
Tamarindus indica, belongs to the family Leguminosae (Fabacae) indigenous to
tropical Africa. The genus Tamarindus is a monotypic taxon, having only a single
species. It is preferred to be used for abdominal pain, dysentery, and others. This
research is aiming the seeds as an Activated Carbon, to treat the wastewater. One of
the objectives is to study the physical and chemical characteristics of activated carbon.
The experiment was carried out in assessing the parameters of functional groups and
functions on the surface. Characterization of the sample was made using SEM, BET,
Turbidity Meter, XRD, and FTIR. The XRD results showed, from 20˚- 40˚ correspond
to carbon compound and both samples of conventional Activated Carbon and
Tamarindus indica are amorphous. This can be explained by the multiple bonds C-C
and formation of functional group. Experimental showed promising results for
wastewater treatment application as the effective activated carbon.
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