AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF TREATMENT

OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER USING ACTIVATED

CARBON SYNTHEZIED FROM BANANA BUNCH STEM

PROJECT MEMBERS: GUIDE NAME:

B.HARIPRIYA (312015103053) Mr. MOHAMMED NAZIR

B.JAYASHREE (312015103057) (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

D.KALAVATHI (312015103060) OF CIVIL ENGINEERING)

B.MIRA (312015103082)
INTRODUCTION:
• Population explosion, rapid urbanization, industrial and technological
expansion, energy utilisation and waste generation from domestic and
industrial sources have rendered many waters unwholesome and hazardous
to man and other living sources.
• Many methods have been adopted in the treatment of industrial waste water.
• Among such methods are ion-exchange, electro-floatation, membrane
separation, reverse osmosis etc.,
• However due to high cost running of this methods, interest into the
production of cheaper treatment methods that involves the use of adsorption
phenomena are now gaining the attention.
• In this project we aims to treat the waste water by using the banana bunch
stem as the activated carbon.
Objectives:

• To obtain activated carbon from the banana bunch stem for the treatment of waste
water.
• To compare the results with samples & To find the maximum Efficiency.
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YEAR MATERIALS

1 Preparation L.H.NOSZKO, Department for applied Sawdust & Seeds of stone Product made of Sawdust, A Decolourizing
of Activated A.BOTA, Chemistry, fruit is converted to powdered carbon can be produced.
Carbon A.SIMAY. Technical University, Activated carbon. A.C from seeds of stone fruit used in
from By- H-1512 Budapest. Carbonized samples (10g) columns for water treatment, purification.
products of MAY 2,1984. with a grain size of 0.8-1.0 Sawdust:
Agricultural mm were activated in a Activation time 20mins.
Industry rotary quartz reactor using Yield 70%
nitrogen as an Inert sweep Seeds of stone fruit:
gas. Activation time 20mins.
Reaction time:20-60 mins. Yield 70%

2 Conversion Daniel C.W. TSANG, Department of Civil & Phosphoric acid was The effective production of A.C from wood
of wood Keith C.K. LAI, Natural Resources employed as an activating waste of this study demonstrates a good
waste into Irene M.C. LO. Engineering , University of agent for chemical potential for extension that, besides timber
Activated Canterbury, activation. waste, other major organic waste to landfill in
carbon & its New Zealand. About 300g of the wood New Zealand such as dewatered sewage
applications. waste pallets that had been sludge and gardening waste can be converted
sliced into small pieces and to valuable materials for environmental
dried at 105’ç for 24h were applications.
carbonized by partial
combustion at 300’c in
furnace with a constant
nitrogen gas flow 250ml.
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NAME & YEAR MATERIALS

3 Dairy waste Sheetal Karale & Department of Civil Materials Used: The mixed bed stationary phase of CSAC &
water Mayur Engineering, Pravara  Coconut shell activated carbon laterite reduces COD upto 80.65% & BOD
treatment Suryavanshi. Rural Engineering (CSAC) upto 81.09% and other parameters like Ph,
using College, Loni, Uttar  Laterite COD, BOD, Viscosity, TSS are effectively
Coconut shell Pradesh, India. The treatment of waste water is by reduced by mixed stationary bed of CSAC &
A.C & Department of Civil column chromatography. The Laterite 1:2 ratio.
Laterite as Engineering, materials (CSAC) & Laterite are taken BOD:(mg/l)
low cost SSBTE, Bamburi, in different ratio by weight of CSAC Raw waste water-645 Treated water-122
adsorbents. Jalgoan. is much less compared to laterite. The COD:
Maharashtra, India. column chromatography is conducted Raw waste water-1344 Treated water-260
April 2014. in 5 different columns of 1m height & Viscosity:
diameter (6.4cm). Raw waste water-6.21 Treated water-9.75

4 Treatment of Uttarini Pathak, Department of The biosorption studies were carried Effect of adsorbent dosage on % removal by
waste water Papita Das, Chemical out in 250ml glass-stoppered. rice husk.
from a Dairy Prasanta Engineering, Erlenmeyer flasks containing a fixed Adsorbent Dosage 4g/l - 88% removal
Industry Banerjee, Jadavpur University, amount of adsorbent. Solution pH was Effect of pH on % removal by rice husk.
adjusted with HCL or NaOH (0.1N).
using Rice Siddhartha Kolkata, India. A known amount of adsorbent was pH 4g/l – 90 % removal
Husk as Datta. December 24, 2015. added to samples and was agitated at Effect of Temperature on % removal by rice
Adsorbent. 150 rpm agitation Speed, Then the husk.
mixtures were centrifuged & filtered Temperature 295 K – 90% removal
through filter paper & final conc was Rice husk used as adsorbent for treatment of
determined in the filtrate using dairy waste water as it could bring about a
UV/VIS spectrophotometer. removal up to 92.5% using an adsorbent
dosage of 5g/l, pH of 2, and Temperature of
30deg Celsius.
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5 Treatment of D.Sivakumar, Department of Civil Eucalyptus wood saw dust was The % reduction in concentration of COD &
Dairy Industry M.Thiruvengadam Engineering, Vel washed with tap water & then TDS for a Eucalyptus wood saw dust
Waste Water , S.Lavanya Tech High Tech deionized water to remove Activated carbon powder is listed below:
using Pavithra, Dr.Rangarajan particulate material from their COD - 30 mins 80% removal
TDS - 30 mins 75% removal
Eucalyptus P.Deepthi, Dr.Sakunthala surface. After that, they were dried COD - 100mg/l 85% removal
Wood Saw Dust B.Anandh. Engineering College, in sun. The dried materials were TDS - 100mg/l 80% removal
activated Chennai, TN, India. ground using pulverizer. The ground
Carbon Jnauary 2015. Eucalyptus wood saw dust ws then
powder. sieved through 200 microns to get
uniform use for use. Dairy industry
waste water was filled in 4 glass
beakers of 1 litre capacity & was
kept in the Phipps & Bird jar test
Apparatus for agitation.

6 Treatment of Prachi Dessai, Department of Civil Dairy waste water was treated by The pH value of 5 was brought to 7-7.5 for
Dairy Waste Dr.Shwetha Engineering , Don batch process by application of all three medias. The contact medias such as
Water using Prasanna. Bosco College of different of contact medias. The Gravel & Charcoal had 80% BOD
Low Cost Engineering , Goa. reactor had a working volume of 15 removal efficiency, Laterite showed
Adsorbents. December 2016. cubic meters. The support medias 66.8% removal.
used for bacterial growth were The gravel & Charcoal showed more than
Laterite stones, gravel, Charcoal 75% COD removal Efficiency. Laterite-
& Ceramic. The waste water was 83% removal.
kept in contact with media for 1 day.
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NAME & YEAR MATERIALS
1 Adsorption Sachin Chemical Two materials were used as The Reduction of
on Dairy Madhavrao Engineering Adsorbents: Wooden based Total Dissolved Solids:
Industrial kanawade & Department, Pravara Activated Carbon & Laterite. Raw waste water- 370mg/l
Waste Water Vijay Rural Education Powder Activated Carbon is Treated waste water- 85mg/l
by using C.Bhusal. Society’s Sir produced by steam activation of COD:
Activated Visvesvaraya wood. The adsorbent are taken in Raw waste water- 1320mg/l
Charcoal as Institute of different ratios by weight of Treated waste water-452mg/l
Adsorbent. Technology , A/P WBAC which is less compared to BOD:
Chincholi, Tal- that of laterite. The column Raw waste water- 467mg/l
Sinnar, Dist-Nashik, Chromatography is conducted in Treated waste water-153mg/l
India. 5 different columns of 100cm pH:
23 January 2015 height & 6.5cm diameter. Raw waste water- 4.8mg/l
Treated waste water-5.1mg/l
METHODOLOGY: Introduction

Objective

Literature
Review

Sample Collection

Identification of
Parameters in Sample

Collection of Banana Bunch

Stem
 Powdered Banana
Bunch

Synthesis of Activated
Carbon

Treatment of waste water using Activated

Carbon

Testing

Result &
Discussion

Conclusion
 SYNTHESIS OF MATERIALS

Figure-1 Figure-2
BANANA WASTE CONVERTED TO CARBON

Figure-3
ACTIVATED CARBON

Figure-4
BEFORE TREATMENT
TEST
 pH Alkalinity Hardness
Figure-5 Figure-6 Figure-7

Iron
Chloride Fluoride
Figure-10
Figure-8 Figure-9
Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate
Figure-11 Figure-12 Figure-13

Phosphate Residual Chlorine

Figure-14 Figure-15
Treatment of Waste Water:
JAR TEST APPARATUS
Figure-16 Figure-17 Figure-18
Quantity of Carbon (g) Turbidity (NTU)

3 208
6 238
9 341
12 252
15 218
18 149
Figure-19 Figure-20 Figure-21

Quantity of Carbon (g) Turbidity (NTU)

0.5 221

1 206

1.5 237

2 150

2.5 272
Comparison of Before and After Treatment Test values:
Test Before (mg/l) After (mg/l)
pH 7 7.5
Alkalinity 1600 1200
Hardness 400 400
Chloride 400 1200
Total dissolved solids(TDS) 2880 3360
Fluoride 3 1.5
Iron 1.5 0.3
Ammonia 5 5
Nitrite 0.01 0
Nitrate 2 0
Phosphate 2 1
Residual Chlorine 0.1 0.05
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