INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT TREATMENT BY ADSORPTION
*Devaki R. M.Tech and Dr. Lima Rose Miranda
ABSTRACT
Discharge of untreated pulp & paper effluent creates a serious wastewater problems. Adsorption of activated carbon is a mutual method for removal of color industrial effluent. In this study is to exam the effectiveness of BT an absorbent in removal of colour in contaminated water. Activated carbon were prepared from Banana Trunk using chemical activation. Characterization of adsorbents were analyzed with TGA, FTIR. The effects of pH, dosage and time of contact were studiedfor batch experiments. Maximum percentage removal (89.3%) of color was obtained at optimized pH 6, contact time (tc) of 180 mins, dosage (dc) of 3mg, respectively. The maximum percentage removal of pollutants was at acidic pH 6 (BT). At pH 6 the removal of COD, TDS, TSS and colour were observed to be 93.2%, 86%, 82.6% and 89.3%.
Keywords: Banana Trunk, adsorbent, Effluent, Adsorption.
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