ADSORBENTS BASED ON CARBON NANOTUBES FOR WASTE WATER TREATMENTS.

Carbons materials are widely used adsorbent. Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) are the new
member of carbon family. They have been use in various fields such as composite
reinforcements, sensors and others due to their extraordinary mechanical, electrical,
thermal and structural properties. CNTs which have very large specific areas aside from
high chemical and thermal stabilities make very attractive adsorbents. Many researches
have been made to find the optimal condition for CNTs to operate. One of them is the
affinity of the CNTs for certain type of wastewater.
In the introduction, I will describe about the waste water and heavy metals in the
background study. I will also explain about why heavy metals are hazardous and the
importance of removing it from the wastewater. I will also explain about the problem
statement and the objective of the experiments. Lastly, I'll define my scope of study.
In the literature review, I'll first define the adsorption and introduce the CNTs. After
that I' II state all the past research of several researchers about the optimal condition for
CNTs adsorption including pH, temperature and others. Then I'll move to the research
methodology which consist of the experiment variables, research methodology,
equipment that needed for the experiment and the raw materials for this experiments.
Since the experiment is still in progress, I just put the observation that I can see during
the experimentation. I'll also explain the reason behind the observation. Finally, I
conclude my report.