Evaluation of low-cost adsorbent of Manilkara zapota for phenol removal in aqueous solution
1 Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Yogi Vemana University, Vemanapuram, Kadapa A. P. India.
2 Department of Environmental Science, Yogi Vemana University, Vemanapuram, Kadapa, A. P. India.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 23(01), 2947–2954
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2301
Publication history:
Received on 20 June 2024; revised on 28 July 2024; accepted on 30 July 2024
Abstract:
Industrial waste water is aqueous waste that results from the dissolution or suspension of materials in water. Phenol is the substances that are utilized in the industry. The main aim of the study is to treat the wastewater for the removal of phenol by batch mode adsorption using the agricultural waste that is Manilkara zapota. The characterization of the adsorbent was determined by FTIR, SEM and XRD. The adsorption process is to evaluate the kinetics of adsorption and the pseudo second order kinetics showed good regression value of 0.995 for 60 mg/L. The Langmuir capacity was found to be 9.8 mg/g. The optimum time to reach equilibrium of adsorption is 2 hours. From the findings the Manilkara zapota prove to be a promising adsorbent for the removal of phenol from the aqueous environment.
Keywords:
Phenol; Manilkara zapota; Adsorption; Langmuir; Wastewater
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