INTRODUCTION

REVIEW OF LITERATURE
SCOPE OF THE WORK
MATERIALS AND METHODS
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
CONCLUSION
 REFERENCES
TREATMENT OF SYNTHETIC WASTEWATER BY THE
UTILIZATION OF BIOWASTES: BATCH BIOSORPTION STUDIES

Group project sponsored by

DBT under Star College Scheme

Submitted to

Department of Chemistry
PSGR KRISHNAMMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

In partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CHEMISTRY

By

M. LEELAVATHY 13BCH030

R. MEGETHARSINI 13BCH031

M. MEHALA 13BCH032

K. MOHANAPRIYA 13BCH033

M. MYTHILI 13BCH034

Under the guidance of

Mrs. N. SHAYAMALA DEVI, M.Sc., M.Phil.,

 Assistant Professor

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
™

PSGR KRISHNAMMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

College with Potential for Excellence
(An Autonomous Institution – Affiliated to Bharathiar University)
(Re-Accredited with ‘A’ Grade Status by NAAC)
An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution
Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641 004
October 2015

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the project entitled, “Treatment of synthetic wastewater by
the utilization of biowastes: Batch Biosorption studies” submitted to the Department of
Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore, undergone the project
work during the period of 2015-2016 under the supervision and guidance of
Mrs.N.Shyamala Devi, M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry,
PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore. The dissertation has not formed the
basis for the award of any Degree / Diploma / Associateship / Fellowship or other similar title
to any candidate to any university.

Signature of the Guide Signature of the Head of the Department

Signature of the Principal

DECLARATION

We, M.Leelavathy, R.Megatharsini, M.Mehala, K.Mohanapriya, M.Mythili

hereby declare that the project entitled, “Treatment of synthetic wastewater by the
utilization of biowastes: Batch Biosorption studies” submitted to Department of
Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women is a record of original research work
done by us during 2015-2016 under the supervision and guidance of Mrs.N.Shyamala Devi,
M.Sc., M.Phil., Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and it has not formed the basis
for the award of any Degree/ Diploma /Associateship / Fellowship or other similar title to any
candidate of any university.

Signature of the candidates

M.LEELAVATHY 13BCH030 ________________________

R.MEGATHARSINI 13BCH031 ________________________

M.MEHALA 13BCH032 ________________________

K.MOHANAPRIYA 13BCH033 ________________________

M.MYTHILI 13BCH034 ________________________

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We acknowledged our profound sense of gratitude towards the management and the
Principal Dr(Mrs)S.NIRMALA, MBA., M.Phil., Ph.D., PSGR Krishnammal College for
Women Coimbatore, for providing the necessary to carry out the dissertation in this reputed
institution.

We express our heartfelt thanks to Dr(Mrs)K.PARAMESWARI, M.Sc., M.Phil.,

Ph.D., Associate Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal
College for Women Coimbatore, for her support and encouragement throughout the course of
our work.

With the deep sense of gratitude, we record our profound thanks for the invaluable
guidance and help to our project guide Mrs.N.SHYAMALA DEVI, M.Sc., M.Phil.,
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, for
the guidance and completion of our project work successfully.

We express our grateful thanks to all teaching staff of Department of Chemistry, their
valuable support.

We also express our sincere thanks to all the non-teaching staff of the Department of
Chemistry for their help.
 Finally, we express our sincere thanks to our beloved parents and friends for their
help, valuable support and encouragement and during the course of our study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page No.

1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Air pollution 1
1.2 Soil pollution 3
1.3 Water pollution 6
1.4 Various types of effluents 8
1.5 Textile effluent – an introduction 9
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 12

3. SCOPE OF THE WORK 15

4. MATERIALS AND METHODS

4.1 Collection of dyeing effluents 16
4.2 Sample collection and analysis 18
4.3 Recorded limits for the sample 20
5. EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
5.1 Monitoring techniques and technology 21
6. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
6.1 Chart representation 30
7. CONCLUSION 47

8. REFERENCES 48