Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye

Garlic peel, a low-cost agro-waste, was explored as an adsorbent for the remediation of wastewater containing the crystal violet (CV) cationic dye. The garlic peel was treated with NaOH at 1 : 1.5 ratios in order to modify the surface and increase its porosity. The surface-modified garlic peel was g...

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Main Authors: E. Pravin Raaj, K. Bhuvaneshwari, R. Lakshmipathy, V. Vandhana Devi, Ivan Leandro Rodriguez Rico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6904842
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author E. Pravin Raaj
K. Bhuvaneshwari
R. Lakshmipathy
V. Vandhana Devi
Ivan Leandro Rodriguez Rico
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R. Lakshmipathy
V. Vandhana Devi
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description Garlic peel, a low-cost agro-waste, was explored as an adsorbent for the remediation of wastewater containing the crystal violet (CV) cationic dye. The garlic peel was treated with NaOH at 1 : 1.5 ratios in order to modify the surface and increase its porosity. The surface-modified garlic peel was ground to a smaller size in order to increase its surface area and used as an adsorbent in the continuous column investigations. Column parameters such as bed height, flow rate, and initial concentration were optimised and found that optimal removal efficiency was achieved at 3 ml rate of flow, 3 cm column depth, and 100 mg l-1 initial concentration. The surface-modified garlic peel exhibited a higher loading capacity of 99.9 mg g-1 towards CV at optimised conditions. SEM investigations confirmed the surface modification and increase in porosity of the garlic peel. The column data was tending to fit well with Thomas and Yoon-Nelson’s models suggesting the scalability to an industrial level. Regeneration of MGP was successful with 0.01 M HCl solution. These results conclude that garlic peel is a potential agro-waste material that can be used to mitigate water pollution.
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spelling doaj.art-6ad811553a4e437b8f23cb992483a08b2024-03-02T06:02:05ZengSAGE PublicationsAdsorption Science & Technology2048-40382022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6904842Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet DyeE. Pravin Raaj0K. Bhuvaneshwari1R. Lakshmipathy2V. Vandhana Devi3Ivan Leandro Rodriguez Rico4Department of Civil EngineeringDepartment of Civil EngineeringDepartment of ChemistryDepartment of Civil EngineeringFaculty of Chemical and PharmacyGarlic peel, a low-cost agro-waste, was explored as an adsorbent for the remediation of wastewater containing the crystal violet (CV) cationic dye. The garlic peel was treated with NaOH at 1 : 1.5 ratios in order to modify the surface and increase its porosity. The surface-modified garlic peel was ground to a smaller size in order to increase its surface area and used as an adsorbent in the continuous column investigations. Column parameters such as bed height, flow rate, and initial concentration were optimised and found that optimal removal efficiency was achieved at 3 ml rate of flow, 3 cm column depth, and 100 mg l-1 initial concentration. The surface-modified garlic peel exhibited a higher loading capacity of 99.9 mg g-1 towards CV at optimised conditions. SEM investigations confirmed the surface modification and increase in porosity of the garlic peel. The column data was tending to fit well with Thomas and Yoon-Nelson’s models suggesting the scalability to an industrial level. Regeneration of MGP was successful with 0.01 M HCl solution. These results conclude that garlic peel is a potential agro-waste material that can be used to mitigate water pollution.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6904842
spellingShingle E. Pravin Raaj
K. Bhuvaneshwari
R. Lakshmipathy
V. Vandhana Devi
Ivan Leandro Rodriguez Rico
Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye
title_full Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye
title_fullStr Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye
title_full_unstemmed Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye
title_short Garlic Peel Surface Modification and Fixed-Bed Column Investigations towards Crystal Violet Dye
title_sort garlic peel surface modification and fixed bed column investigations towards crystal violet dye
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6904842
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