scholarly journals Color removal from textile wastewater using date seeds activated carbon

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-42
Author(s):  
MA Rahman ◽  
T Ahmed ◽  
IN Salehin ◽  
MD Hossain

Powdered Activated carbon (PAC) developed from date seeds was used as an adsorbent for the removal of color from textile wastewater. Batch adsorption experiments were performed in the laboratory with varying process parameters (temperature, pH, agitation, adsorbent dosage, particle size) over a range of contact periods and wastewater pollutant (color) levels. It was found that the removal mechanism could be better characterized by the Freundlich adsorption isotherm model compared to the Langmuir model. Also, The Lagergren's pseudo 2nd order kinetic model fitted relatively well ( = 0.99) over the selected range of contact times (5-60 minutes) and initial color concentrations (800-1200 Pt-Co unit) compared to the pseudo-first order model indicating that chemisorption may be playing a dominant role in the adsorption process. Both external film and intra-particle pore diffusion mechanism were involved in the adsorption process but film diffusion was found to be rate limiting. While analyzing the thermodynamics, the negative value of free energy (-1.83 to -3.4 KJ/mole), positive value of enthalpy (0.26 to 0.28 KJ/mole) and entropy (0.97 to 1.01 J/K/Mole) associated with the color removal mechanism indicated that adsorption was spontaneous and endothermic with increased disorder and randomness at the solid-liquid interface of the date seeds PAC. These experiments suggests that date seeds PAC is a very effective adsorbent, capable of removing a significant amount of color from industrial wastewater if process variables can be optimized and can be explored as a potential low-cost alternative to expensive tertiary treatment options.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 52(1), 31-42, 2017

Author(s):  
Md. Shahin Azad ◽  
Syaza Azhari ◽  
Mohd Sukri Hassan

The utilization of biopolymer derived from Moringa oleifera bark using ZnCl2 and H2SO4 as activating agents for eliminating Methylene blue, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa from producing wastewater. In this study, Methylene blue and both bacteria were effectively adsorbed by activated carbon with lowest dosage. The activated carbon was prepared from natural-by product of Moringa oleifera bark by pyrolysis in a furnace at 700°C for 1 h. The characteristics of activated carbon have been determined using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), pHzpc (zero point charge), and FTIR spectroscopy. The obtained result were closely fitted with Freundlich isotherm model and adsorption kinetics follow the pseudo-second order model with the highest value of correlation coefficient (R2~1). Adsorption quantity was dose dependent and bacteria were maximum adsorbed using 10 mg of activated carbon as well as 25mg for methylene blue. The maximum adsorption capacity showed within 1 hour. The bacterial load was reduced by 98% for E. coli, 96% for P. aeruginosa as well as methylene blue reduced 94.2% from aqueous solution using batch adsorption methods. Adsorption process controlled by film diffusion mechanism. These result proposed that the activated carbon of Moringa oleifera can be used as a good adsorbent for the removal of Methylene blue, E. coli and P. aeruginosa.


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 4706-4713

Clean water is an essential element for the survival of humans and nature. However, the tremendous growth in industrialization has degraded the water quality by introducing pollutants such as dyes into the main water bodies such as rivers. In this research, the locally collected agricultural wastes such as watermelon peel (Citrullus lanatus) and corn peel (Zea Mays) were tested on two types of synthetics dyes such Remazol Brilliant Violet 5R (RBV5) and Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR). From the screening test, the watermelon peel achieved the highest color removal percentage with 44.8% and followed by corn’s peel with 18.89%. Both adsorbents were selected for the batch adsorption test by varying the parameters. Based on the results achieved from the batch adsorption test, the optimum removal of dye particles was achieved at the lowest concentration of dye solutions. The optimum pH value to achieve a high percentage of color removal is at pH3, which is acidic. In this case, the 3 g of adsorbent dosage achieved the highest percentage of color removal compared to 5 g. This could due to insufficient contact time. In addition, the chemical and physical characteristics of the adsorbents were analyzed using FESEM and FTIR respectively. By analyzing the surface texture and functional group, differences in the adsorbents before and after adsorption were noticed. Besides that, based on the obtained R2 values from the linear plotting, the Temkin isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model fitted well compared to other isotherm and kinetic models. In conclusion, the watermelon peel and corn peel are capable of removing dye particles in the industrial effluent under selective conditions with low cost while being environmentally friendly.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.34) ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Gobinath Ravindran ◽  
M Radha Madhavi ◽  
Bashir Suleman Abusahmin

With industrial growth, presence of pollutants is growing enormously. Removal of pollutant from waste water and effluents can be accomplished by various techniques, out of which adsorption was found to be an efficient method. Applications of adsorption limits itself due to high cost of adsorbent. In this regard, a low cost adsorbent produced from palm oil shell based agricultural waste is examined for its efficiency to remove Zn (II) from waste water and aqueous solution. The influence of independent process variables like pH, residence time, initial solution concentration, activated carbon dosage and process temperature on the removal of Zn(II) by palm shell based activated carbon from batch adsorption process are studied systematically. The results reveal that palm shell based activated carbon can be an effective adsorbent for removal of Zinc (II) and is efficient compared to other types of adsorbent produced from agricultural waste.  


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fola Temilade Akinhanmi ◽  
Edwin Andrew Ofudje ◽  
Idowu Abideen Adeogun ◽  
Aina Peter ◽  
Joseph Mayowa Ilo

Abstract The presence of heavy metals in polluted water is known not only to cause stern harm to marine organisms but also to terrestrial plants and animals including human beings. This research applied low-cost and environmental benign adsorbent primed from waste orange peel (OP) for the removal of Cd(II) ions from aqueous solution via batch adsorption process. The surface properties of the orange peel powder were studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray spectroscopy (XRD) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR). Operational conditions like temperature, contact time, sorbent dosage, solution pH and initial adsorbate concentration were investigated. The utmost uptake of Cd(II) ion was obtained at a contact time of 120 mins, initial metal concentration of 240 mg/L, adsorbent dosage of 0.04 g/L, temperature of 45 °C and solution pH of 5.5. Equilibrium results showed that the orange peel adsorbent has an adsorption capacity of 128.23 mg/g as obtained from the Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption kinetics data followed a pseudo-first-order kinetic model with correlation coefficient (R2) >0.9 and low standard % error values. The adsorption process was found to be endothermic in nature with enthalpy of 0.0046 kJ mol−1 and entropy of-636.865 Jmol-1K-1 respectively. Results from the optimization study indicated that higher adsorbent dosage and lower Cd(II) ion concentration increased the percentage of Cd (II) ion removal. Thus, orange peel could be used in the removal of Cd(II) ion from aqueous solutions.


Author(s):  
Gerardo León ◽  
Francisco Saura ◽  
Asunción María Hidalgo ◽  
Beatriz Miguel

In this paper, we describe the removal of cephalosporin C (CPC) from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto activated olive stones (AOS) in a stirred tank. For comparative purposes, several experiments of adsorption onto commercial granular activated carbon were carried out. A quantum study of the different species of cephalosporin C that, depending on the pH, exist in aqueous solution pointed to a favorable mass transfer process during adsorption. Activated olive stones were characterized by SEM, EDX and IR techniques and their pHzc was determined. A 10−3 M HCl cephalosporin C solution has been selected for the adsorption experiments because at the pH of that solution both electrostatic and hydrogen bond interactions are expected to be established between the adsorbate and the adsorbent. The adsorption process is best described by the Freundlich isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, while the adsorption mechanism is mainly controlled by film diffusion. Under the conditions studied, the adsorption process is of a physical nature, endothermic and spontaneous. Comparison of the adsorption results obtained in this paper with those of other authors shows that the efficiency of AOS is 20% of that of activated carbon but 65% higher than that of the XAD-2 adsorbent. Considering its low price, abundance, easy accessibility and eco-compatibility, the use of activated olive stones as adsorbents for the removal of emerging pollutants from aqueous solutions represents an interesting possibility from both the economic and the environmental points of view.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Brice Armel Ajouafeu Alongamo ◽  
Lydie Dodo Ajifack ◽  
Julius Numbonui Ghogomu ◽  
Ndi Julius Nsami ◽  
Joseph Mbadcam Ketcha

Activated carbons were obtained from the peelings of cassava tubers (Manihot esculenta) by chemical activation using potassium hydroxide and phosphoric acid at impregnation ratios of 2 : 1 and 1 : 1, respectively, at 400°C for batch adsorption of nickel(II) ions from aqueous solution. Characterization of activated carbon samples was achieved via proximate analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, pH of zero-point charge, Boehm method, elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and iodine number determination for each adsorbent. The effects of pH, contact time, initial adsorbate concentration, and adsorbent dose were studied at 27°C in order to optimize the conditions for maximum adsorption. Equilibrium was attained after 40 minutes of contact of both materials with activating solutions. Maximum adsorption capacities of 41.15 mg/g for ACPH, 47.39 mg/g for ACPA, 35.34 mg/g for NIC, and 34.48 mg/g for RM, respectively, were obtained at pH = 4. Equilibrium data showed that the Langmuir model best described the adsorption process with R2 closed to unity, indicative of monolayer adsorption on a homogeneous surface. Kinetic studies showed that the adsorption process is controlled by the pseudo-second-order model. These results show that activated carbon prepared from cassava peelings constitutes an effective low-cost material for the treatment of wastewater containing nickel(II) ions.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-205
Author(s):  
Iva Yenis Septiariva ◽  
I Wayan Koko Suryawan ◽  
Ariyanti Sarwono

ABSTRAK Umumnya, industri tekstil menggunakan berbagai pewarna sintetis yang menghasilkan air limbah yang sangat berwarna. Oleh karenaitu, air limbah tekstil ini harus diolah sebelum dibuang ke lingkungan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penyisihan warna dengan teknik adsorpsi menggunakan karbon aktif. Metode ini dianggap sebagai teknologi berbiaya rendah dan perawatan yang mudah untuk pengolahan air limbah. Proses adsorpsi batch dilakukan dengan waktu kontak yang berbeda yaitu 5–60 menit dan variasi konsentrasi awal yang mengandung Reactive Black 5 (RB-5) sebesar 5 mg/L; 10 mg/L; 15 mg/L; dan 20 mg/L. Azo-Reactive Black-5 adalah material pewarna yang digunakan untuk membuat air limbah artifisial. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa proses adsorpsi menurunkan kadar konsentrasi warna masing-masing sebesar 86,21%, 85,21%, 84,29%, dan 71,07% selama 60 menit. Peningkatan konsentrasi zat warna dalam air limbah menyebabkan efisiensi penghilangan warna yang rendah. Selain itu, penelitian mengevaluasi efektivitas adsorpsi batch oleh karbon aktif karena efisiensi penghilangan warna dapat mencapai lebih dari 50% setelah waktu kontak 30 menit. Hal ini terlihat pada konsentrasi awal 5 mg/L dan 20 mg/L dengan efisiensi penyisihan sebesar 66,18% dan 53,97%. Kinetika adsorpsi yang sesuai untuk pendekatan pemodelan pada penelitian ini adalah Langmuir isotherm dengan nilai r2 yang lebih besar dan mendekati nilai 1 yaitu 0,9756. Estimasi kapasitas adsorpsi maksimum yang diperoleh dari model sebesar 4,353 mg/g. Kata kunci: Air limbah tekstil, warna, adsorpsi, efisiensi penyisihan   ABSTRACT Generally, the textile industry uses various synthetic dyes that produced a large amount of highly colored wastewater. This research aims to investigate the color removal by adsorption using powdered activated carbon. This method is considered viable due to cost effective and ease of maintenance for wastewater treatment. The batch adsorption process was carried out at different contact times of 5–60 minutes and varied initial dye concentration containing azo-Reactive Black 5 (RB-5) of 5 mg/L; 10 mg/L; 15 mg/L; and 20 mg/L. A synthetic RB-5 was prepared  as the artificial wastewater to simulate the actual wastewater. The adsorption  proceeded initially with higher rates and gradually slowed down until reached a constant value due to the carbon surface's saturation with increasing contact time.The results showed that, at different initial dye concentration, the adsorption process decreased color concentration for 60 minutes by 86.21%, 85.21%, 84.29%, and 71.07% respectively. The increase of initial dye concentration lowers color removal efficiency. Besides, the effectiveness of adsorption by activated carbon was found more than 50% after 30 minute of contact time. The efficiency removal presented initial concentration of 5 mg/ and 20 mg/L was 66.18% and 53.97%, respectively. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm were also plotted to assess the kinetics of adsorption. Langmuir isotherm gave the best modelling approach for adsorption kinetics as indicated by higher coefficient of determination (r2) of 0.9756. An estimated maximum adsorption capacity obtained from the model was 4.353 mg/g. Keywords: Textile wastewater, color, adsorption, removal efficiency


2017 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 1213-1221
Author(s):  
Sara Abdi ◽  
Masoud Nasiri

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the removal of Fast Green FCF dye from aqueous solutions using Flower Gel in a batch adsorption process. The effect of different parameters such as pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, stirrer speed and temperature were studied, and various isotherms including Langmuir, Freundlich and Tempkin were applied. The adsorbent characteristics were determined by microscopic analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction and ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectrophotometry. The results showed that the equilibrium experimental data fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm and the maximum adsorption capacity for this adsorbent was 58.82 mg/g. The adsorption kinetic data followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the thermodynamic parameters of the adsorption, such as Gibbs free energy (ΔG°), enthalpy (ΔH°) and entropy (ΔS°), showed that the Fast Green FCF adsorption process by Flower Gel was spontaneous and exothermic in nature.


Author(s):  
Andrea Maria da Silva ◽  
Tainá Natália dos Santos ◽  
Raiane dos Santos ◽  
Thiago Sabino Pessoa ◽  
Luiz Carlos Araújo dos Anjos ◽  
...  

In this work, a flow photoreactor was designed and set up using low-cost and recyclable parts to develop chemical treatments based on advanced oxidation processes (AOP) of highly colored textile wastewater. To evaluate this sustainable system´s efficiency, we investigated and compared the performance of three types of destructive methods (UV/H2O2, Fenton, and photo-Fenton) on the decolorization of aqueous solutions of Reactive Black 5 dye (RB5). We also analyzed the effect of the oxidant and dye concentrations on the rate of color removal in each one of the three methods. The results showed that, regardless of the initial operating conditions, the photo-Fenton process achieved the highest degradation rates, particularly when the highest ratio between the oxidant and dye concentrations was used ([H2O2]: [RB5] = 24.5 mg L-1: 25 mg L-1), leading to complete color removal within only 10 minutes of reaction. With the same initial condition, the Fenton and UV/H2O2 processes were also capable of removing the color entirely, even though they demanded more extended runs of 25 min. and 45 min., respectively. The effect of pH on the decolorization by the photo-Fenton process was also investigated, showing the same high performance at pHs 3 and 4. The degradation profile achieved by the photo-Fenton treatment was appropriately fitted by a pseudo-first-order kinetic. The non-expensive photoreactor proved to be quite useful for the degradation of the RB5, mainly when this azo dye underwent the photo-Fenton process.


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 2339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somaia G. Mohammad ◽  
Sahar M. Ahmed ◽  
Abd El-Galil E. Amr ◽  
Ayman H. Kamel

A facile eco-friendly approach for acetampirid pesticide removal is presented. The method is based on the use of micro- and mesoporous activated carbon (TPAC) as a natural adsorbent. TPAC was synthesized via chemical treatment of tangerine peels with phosphoric acid. The prepared activated carbon was characterized before and after the adsorption process using Fourier- transform infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size and surface area. The effects of various parameters on the adsorption of acetampirid including adsorbent dose (0.02–0.2 g), pH 2–8, initial adsorbate concentration (10–100 mg/L), contact time (10–300 min) and temperature (25–50 °C) were studied. Batch adsorption features were evaluated using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The adsorption process followed the Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 35.7 mg/g and an equilibration time within 240 min. The adsorption kinetics of acetamiprid was fitted to the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. From the thermodynamics perspective, the adsorption was found to be exothermic and spontaneous in nature. TPAC was successfully regenerated and reused for three consecutive cycles. The results of the presented study show that TPAC may be used as an effective eco-friendly, low cost and highly efficient adsorbent for the removal of acetamiprid pesticides from aqueous solutions.


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