Efficacy and Effective Treatment of Textile Industry Effluent Using Synthesized Activated Carbon of Tribulus terrestris

摘要

In general, textile waste water contains high concentrations of organic compounds, heavy metals, high temperature, high COD, high pH, suspended particles, non-biodegradable materials and strong color (Environmental Engineering Association of Thailand). Activated carbon has been widely used for the removal of various organic and inorganic pollutants in wastewater or gaseous media because of its large surface area and high adsorption capacity. Tribulus terrestris is a fruit-producing Mediterranean plant that’s covered with spines. It is also called puncture vine. People use the fruit, leaf, or root of the Tribulus terrestris plant as medicine. The plant Tribulus terrestris was collected and chemical modified carbon was synthesized from Tribulus terrestris and activated carbon prepared by using muffle burner from chemical modified carbon. The column was prepared for dye removal using by the activated carbon and inactivated carbon. The effluents were filtered and feeding the effluents by using packed activated and inactivated carbon and the chemical parameters were analyzed before and after treated samples. The effectiveness of activated and inactivated carbon was compared for filtration of effluent. The Tribulus terrestris activated carbon also inhibit the microorganisms in the wastewater of Textile Industry.