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International Journal of Environmental Bioremediation & Biodegradation. 2016, 4(2), 55-67
DOI: 10.12691/ijebb-4-2-4
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Adsorption of Fluoride (F-) from Aqueous Solution by Using Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Peel and Orange (Citrus sinensis) Peel Powders

N. Gandhi1, D. Sirisha2, and K.B. Chandra Sekhar3

1Centre for Environment and Climate Change, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Studies (JNIAS-JNTUA), Hyderabad, Telangana

2Centre for Environment and Climate Change, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Advanced Studies, Hyderabad, Telangana

3Oil Technological & Pharmaceutical Research Institute (OTPRI), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Ananthapuram A.P

Pub. Date: July 20, 2016
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N. Gandhi, D. Sirisha and K.B. Chandra Sekhar. Adsorption of Fluoride (F-) from Aqueous Solution by Using Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Peel and Orange (Citrus sinensis) Peel Powders. International Journal of Environmental Bioremediation & Biodegradation. 2016; 4(2):55-67. doi: 10.12691/ijebb-4-2-4

Abstract

The ability of the peel powders of Ananas comosus and Citrus sinensis for removal of fluoride from water through adsorption has been investigated in the present study. All the experiments are carried out by batch adsorption mode. The effect of various parameters viz. contact time, pH effect (pH 3–9), adsorbent dose (0.2–1.2 g/L) and initial fluoride concentration (1–4 mg/L) has been investigated to determine the adsorption capacity of peel powders of Ananas comosus and Citrus sinensis. The efficacy of peel powders of Ananas comosus and Citrus sinensis to remove fluoride from water is found to be above 90% at pH 6 for Citrus sinensis peel powder and above 90% at pH 4 for Ananas comosus peel powder contact time for one hour, dose of 0.6 g/L, when 4 mg/L of fluoride is present in 100 ml of water.

Keywords:
Ananas comosus (Pineapple) peel powder Citrus sinensis (Orange) peel powder batch adsorption isotherm studies adsorption kinetics thermodynamic studies

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