REMOVAL OF IRON FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY USING LIMONIA ACIDISSIMA (KAVATH) SHELL CARBON AND ACTIVATED CARBON AS AN ADSORBENT.

Limonia Acidissima( Kavath) Shell Carbon(KSC) and Activated Carbon (KSAC) was utilized as an adsorbent to removal of iron from aqueous solution and Comparison of effectiveness of adsorbents is carried out. The effect of pH, contact time, temperature, and adsorbent dosage were investigated using batch adsorption experiments. Characterization of adsorbent was identified by FT-IR and XRD techniques. The pH dependence study of the adsorption process revealed that for charcoal pH for maximum iron removal was at pH 10 with percentage removal of 86.73%. For KOH activated carbon pH for maximum iron removal was pH 8 with percentage removal of 90.81%. The adsorption of iron on Limonia acidissima( Kavath) shell carbon and activated carbon increased as adsorbent dosage increases from 1gm/50ml to 5gm/50ml and also with the increase in contact time. The study showed that adsorbent had the potential for removal of iron from aqueous solution.