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Adsorption Studies of Chromium(VI) on Activated Carbon Derived from Mangifera indica (Mango) Seed Shell

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The removal of chromium(VI) from synthetic sample by adsorption on activated carbon prepared from Mangifera indica (mango) seed shell have been carried out at room temperature 32 ± 1 °C. The removal of chromium(VI) from synthetic sample by adsorption on two types of activated carbon, physical activation and chemical activation (Calcium chloride and Sodium chloride), Impregnation Ratio’s (IR) 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 for optimum time, optimum dosages and variation of pH were studied. It is observed that contact time differs for different carbons i.e. for physically and chemically activated carbons. The contact time decreases for chemically activated carbon compared to the physically activated carbon. It was observed that as dosage increases the adsorption increased along with the increase in impregnation ratio. It was also noted that as I.R. increases the surface area of Mangifera indica shell carbon increased. These dosage data were considered in the construction of isotherms and it was found that adsorption obeys Freundlich Isotherm and does not obey Langmuir Isotherm. The maximum removal of chromium (VI) was obtained in highly acidic medium at a pH of 1.50.

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The authors are sincerely thankful to the Department of Civil Engineering, P.D.A College of Engineering, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India, for providing continuous guidance to carry out this project work.

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    Shashikant Mise

  2. Department of Civil Engineering, Sambhram Institute of Tecnology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560097, India

    Trupti Nagendra Patil

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Mise, S., Patil, T.N. Adsorption Studies of Chromium(VI) on Activated Carbon Derived from Mangifera indica (Mango) Seed Shell. J. Inst. Eng. India Ser. A 96, 237–247 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40030-015-0124-0

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