Removal of organic matters from domestic wastewater by using adsorption technique

Authors

  • Layla Abdulkareem Mokif, NoorAlaa Abdulhusain, Hind Mufeed Jalil, Jasim M.Salman

Abstract

In this research a low cost material (Citrus aurantifolia) was used as adsorbent for removing of organic matter expressed as biological oxygen demand (BOD) from domestic wastewater. Batch experiments were used in this study under certain experimental conditions. The results showed that the maximum value of adsorption capacity of Citrus aurantifolia with BOD (13.5) mg/g. The maximum removal efficiency of BOD was (69.75%) at higher mass of adsorbent (5gm). The coefficient of determination values were higher for Freundlich than for Langmuir. Freundlich isotherm is better fitting isotherm for the experimental data with a correlation coefficient of 0.8806. The results demonstrated that the best contact time was (105 min.) and removal efficiency increases as contact time increase. The results revealed that the removal efficiency of BOD from wastewater increases when the amount of adsorbent increase.

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Published

2022-02-27

How to Cite

Layla Abdulkareem Mokif, NoorAlaa Abdulhusain, Hind Mufeed Jalil, Jasim M.Salman. (2022). Removal of organic matters from domestic wastewater by using adsorption technique. Mesopotamia Environmental Journal (mesop. Environ. J) ISSN: 2410-2598, 4(4), 16–24. Retrieved from https://mej.uobabylon.edu.iq/index.php/mej/article/view/43

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 4 (2018): Vol. 4 Issue 4. 2018

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