The Removal of dye using activated carbon prepared from manketti seed shells: batch method

Author

Chafa, Samantha N.

Title

The Removal of dye using activated carbon prepared from manketti seed shells: batch method

Abstract

The common industries that make a significant contribution to the discharge of wastewaters that include detectable amounts of dye are the food, paint, leather, paper, and textile sectors. When dye effluent is dumped into bodies of water, it has a major negative impact on both people and aquatic life. Activated carbon adsorption has considered to be one of the most straightforward and efficient ways to remove dye from wastewaters out of all the available techniques. A research study is conducted to create activated carbon from Manketti seed shells and evaluate the material's effectiveness in removing methylene blue from an aqueous solution. The bulk density, moisture content, methylene blue number, and iodine number of the activated carbon derived from Manketti seed shells were all measured. Evaluations were done on the effects of process variables such particle size, adsorbent dosage, and contact time. The findings demonstrated that powered activated carbon has a removal percentage ranging from 91.4% to 94.3%. As the initial dye concentration rose, so did the amount of dye that was adsorbed.

Date

November 2022

Publisher

BUSE

Keywords

Carbon

Manketti Seed Shells

Batch Method

Supervisor

Prof M. Mupa