Open AccessPerformance evaluation of coconut shell originated activated carbon as an adsorbent on the paint factory effluent treatment
Author(s) -
S. Vishali,
J. Sandhiya,
. Divya,
Kannan Aarthi,
. Abhilash
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/2007/1/012067
Subject(s) - effluent , adsorption , activated carbon , factory (object oriented programming) , pulp and paper industry , shell (structure) , materials science , carbon fibers , environmental science , waste management , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , environmental engineering , engineering , computer science , organic chemistry , composite number , programming language
The current study was aimed to evaluate the ability of the activated carbon prepared from coconut shell in the decolorization of paint factory effluent (PFE). The studies were performed in the fixed bed adsorption column by optimizing the design variables viz., initial effluent concentration, bed height and low rate. The experimental observations were used to make breakthrough curves and were validated using Adams – Bohart model and Yoon-Nelson model. The results recommended that the encapsulated activated carbon of coconut shell origin showcased its capacity to perform in the process of paint factory effluents decolorization as an adsorbent.