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Removal of Heavy Metal from Industrial Waste Water

Author(s):

Madhukar Jalinder Phadtare , Tatyasaheb Kore Institute of Engineering & Technology Warananagar, Maharashtra,India; Patil S.T., Tatyasaheb Kore Institute of Engineering & Technology Warananagar, Maharashtra,India

Keywords:

Adsorption, Hexavalent Chromium Cr(VI), Effect of pH, Sweet lime; Lemon skin activated carbon; Adsorption Isotherm, Reaction kinetics

Abstract

Heavy metals, when in abundance, can be very toxic to the medium in which it is dissolved. Adsorption has been used as a suitable water treatment process to remove heavy metals. For this research, sweet lime and Lemon skin were used as the adsorbent to remove, Chromium wastewater. Batch test &the fixed bed column experiments were then followed, as they simulate the filtration process which is the most commonly used in treatment plants for adsorption. The studies on adsorption were conducted by varying various parameters such as contact time, pH, amount of adsorbent, partical size, concentration of adsorbate and temperature. The adsorption capacity was found to be pH dependant. Results have used Freundlich and Langmuir equations to fit the experimental data so that kinetics of the process can be obtained.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV3I30138
Published in: Volume : 3, Issue : 3
Publication Date: 01/06/2015
Page(s): 556-560

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