Comparative Evaluation of Dodders, Giloy, Onion Peels and Fruit Waste-Prepared Composite Biochar Polymeric Adsorbent (CBPA) For Use in Wastewater Treatment

Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 03 | Page : 72 80
    By

    Mansi Tiwari,

  • Teekshn Tripathi,

  • Vivek Tiwari,

  • S.V.A.R. Sastry,

  1. Research Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  2. UG Student, Department of Biochemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana,
  3. UG Student, Department of Biochemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, Telangana, India
  4. Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract

Due to pollutants that have a negative impact on water bodies, wastewater treatment has attracted a lot of attention throughout the years. In many developing countries domestic and industrial wastewater treatment plants are lacking or not working efficiently for detergents due to the refractory nature of such chemicals. Generally the industrial wastewater is directly discharged into the existing water bodies (drains, nallahs etc.) after primary settling tanks. These refractory contaminants either settle in soil and sediments by their process half-lives. In water, the aesthetic colour resulting from dyes is a visual turnoff and hence red and purple hues are really problematic as it appears virtually impossible to attribute any natural cause for their occurrence unlike with blue, green or brown colours generally considered as normal colours. The degree of toxicity and mutagenicity featured by such pollutants because they have a very strong structural integrity that reacts with living systems resulting in long term environmental problems. Untreated dyes containing wastewater (WW), is highly undesirable and requires elaborate treatments for the purpose of environmental health welfare, sustainability. The reactor based on composite charcoal polymeric adsorbent is regarded as a notable technology because of its straightforward design, high efficiency, high-grade effluent, and financial viability. This paper gives a general overview to usage of Composite Biochar Polymeric Adsorbent (CBPA) and different adsorbent materials.

Keywords: Giloy, dodders, composite biochar polymeric adsorbent (CBPA), methylene blue, methylene red, polymeric industrial wastewater

[This article belongs to Journal of Polymer and Composites ]

How to cite this article:
Mansi Tiwari, Teekshn Tripathi, Vivek Tiwari, S.V.A.R. Sastry. Comparative Evaluation of Dodders, Giloy, Onion Peels and Fruit Waste-Prepared Composite Biochar Polymeric Adsorbent (CBPA) For Use in Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(03):72-80.
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Mansi Tiwari, Teekshn Tripathi, Vivek Tiwari, S.V.A.R. Sastry. Comparative Evaluation of Dodders, Giloy, Onion Peels and Fruit Waste-Prepared Composite Biochar Polymeric Adsorbent (CBPA) For Use in Wastewater Treatment. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(03):72-80. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=211134


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 13
Issue 03
Received 30/09/2024
Accepted 21/11/2024
Published 16/04/2025
Publication Time 198 Days
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