Manivannan. Biosorption of Zn(II), Cu(II) and Cr(VI) from textile dye effluent using activated coconut fiber

K  Gopalakrishnan; T  Jeyadoss  and V  Manivannan

doi:10.17485/ijst/2009/v2i8.6

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Manivannan. Biosorption of Zn(II), Cu(II) and Cr(VI) from textile dye effluent using activated coconut fiber

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Indian Journal of Science and Technology

DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2009/v2i8.6

Year: 2009, Volume: 2, Issue: 8, Pages: 1-4

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Manivannan. Biosorption of Zn(II), Cu(II) and Cr(VI) from textile dye effluent using activated coconut fiber

K. Gopalakrishnan¹ , T. Jeyadoss¹ and V. Manivannan²

¹Department of Chemistry and Biosciences, SRC Campus, SASTRA University, Kumbakonam, Tamil nadu, India
²Department of Research and Development, PRIST University, Thanjavur. Tamil nadu, India

*Author for the correspondence:
V. Manivannan
Department of Research and Development, PRIST University,
Thanjavur. Tamil nadu.
E-mail: [email protected]

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

This paper presents the performance of the low cost adsorbent coconut fiber in removing the heavy metals such as Zn(II), Cu(II) and Cr(VI) from textile dye effluent. Biosorption studies were carried out for various parameters such as adsorbent dosage, pH and contact time. The maximum removal of heavy metal ions from the textile dye effluent using activated coconut fiber was evaluated successfully through the percentage of seed germination of Vigna mungo L. with the treated adsorbents.

Keywords: Biosorption, Zn(II), Cu(II), Cr(VI), activated coconut fiber, textile dye effluent, seed germination, Vigna mungo L