Removal of dyes and heavy metals using garlic husk.

Dyes and heavy metals can be removed from industrial effluents by a wide range of phys. and chem. processes available. Among these, adsorption method is one of the most common. In this work, garlic husk has been used, a cheap adsorbent, to remove Patton and Reeder's indicator, Solochrome black-T, crystal violet, murexide, basic fuchsine and potassium permanganate by batch process. Effect of pH, adsorbent dose, contact time and the concns. of dyes has been studied, which showed the cent percent removal of dyes and heavy metals. [on SciFinder(R)]