Biosorption of Thymol Blue in Waste Water using Activated Carbon of Cynodon Dactylon

	International Journal of Biotech Trends and Technology (IJBTT)
	© 2016 by IJBTT Journal
	Volume - 6 Issue - 2
	Year of Publication : 2016
	Authors : Dr.V.Krishnasamy, G.Mathubala

Citation

Dr.V.Krishnasamy, G.Mathubala "Biosorption of Thymol Blue in Waste Water using Activated Carbon of Cynodon Dactylon", International Journal of Biotech Trends and Technology (IJBTT), V6(2): 9-17 Apr - Jun 2016, Published by Seventh Sense Research Group.

Abstract

The presence of dye effluents in surface water is becoming a severe environmental and public health problem. Biosorption is potentially an attractive technology for treatment of wastewater for removing color constituents, heavy metal, etc., from industrial wastewater. Natural plant materials and agricultural wastes are applied in Biosorption technology to remove color constituents from aqueous media. They offer an efficient and cost-effective alternative to traditional chemical and physical remediation and decontamination techniques. In this project we use Cynodon dactylon (Arugampul) to remove Thymol blue.

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Keywords
Effluents, Biosorption , aqueous media , remediation, decontamination , Cynodon dactylon (Arugampul).