A Study on Evaluating the Comparative Effect of Citrus Peels (Citrus medica linn, Citrus limon, Citrus limetta) on Tannery Effluent (Research Article)

Author(s): Nithilakumari. R* and Asheeba S.T.

Abstract: The present study investigated the comparative effect of citrus peels (Citrus medica linn, Citrus limon, Citrus limetta) on tannery effluent. The Rapid industrialization has resulted in the contamination due to toxic pollutants, which is a challenging problem for environment. The biological way of treatment was focussed in the present study. The citrus peels discarded as waste, were used as the bio adsorbents for the adsorption of impurities from tannery effluent. The dried and powdered peels of citrus such as Citrus medica linn, Citrus limon, Citrus limetta peel powder, peel powder were used in 0.5, 3.0, 5.5, 8.0, 10.5 g/100ml and used for treatment of tannery effluent. The physical and chemical parameters of the tannery effluent were determined before and after treatment with 3 varieties of citrus peels. It was noticed that at concentration 10.5 g/100ml in citrus limon, a good reduction in the level of physical and chemical parameters were seen which indicated the success of treatment process. Finally, IF-IR was performed to identify the active component responsible in treatment process.

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