Investigation of Removal of Dyes from Waste Water by Polythene

A new concept of using grafted polythene for decontamination of industrial waste water is proposed. Grafted polythene has a ion exchange capacity 3-3.5 meq./gm (Dry weight) and is capable of removing coloration through ion exchange process without applying any additional energy. The interesting feature of this study is that we use waste polythene to save environment and employing the same for removing coloration from industrial waste water that can be recycled for further industrial use. It was observed that grafted polythene sheet is capable to remove 66.32% Rhodamine, 91.92% Methylene blue, 55.20% Fluorescence and 88.16% Eosine, within 8 Hrs.