Removal of Fluoride from Water by using Natural Absorbent Algae |
Author(s): |
| Burri Yakshareddy , Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India; C. M. Vivek Vardhan, Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences, India |
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| Fluoride, Adsorbent Algae, pH, Agitation Time |
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Fluoride is present in most natural waters at concentrations varying from 0.05 to 100 mg/L. In India, there are many areas where groundwater contains high concentrations of fluorides. Fluoride seems to be both beneficial and toxic to humans depending upon the concentration of the ion in drinking water. Considering the range of health effects associated with high levels of fluoride in water, algae has been used in this study for fluoride removal. The influence of various operational parameters i.e., effect of adsorbent dosage, effect of pH and effect of contact time were studied by a series of batch operation experiments at room temperature of 15±30C.80-85% removal was found with the increase of adsorbent dosage in (g/l), pH from acidic to basic and time for a given initial fluoride concentration 5 ppm. |
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Paper ID: IJSRDV5I110133 Published in: Volume : 5, Issue : 11 Publication Date: 01/02/2018 Page(s): 199-202 |
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