Utilization of Rice – husk and Coconum Shell Carbons for Water Disinfection
IR@NEERI: National Environment Engineering Research Institute
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Utilization of Rice – husk and Coconum Shell Carbons for Water Disinfection
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Sophia, Carmalin A
Catherine, D Bhalambaala, V M |
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Environmental Pollution
Water Pollution Water Treatment Microbiology |
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In the present study, experiments were conducted to investigate the feasibility of using carbon derived from rice husk and coconut shell for the decontamination of water containing Escherichia coli (E. coli). The effects of silver impregnation on these agro-waste carbons were also investigated. All the carbons showed >99% removal of E. coli. Among the four carbons studied, rice husk based carbon (RHC) showed better removal than the other carbons investigated. However, silver impregnated carbons showed only marginal increase in the decontamination experiments. SEM and BET results reveal that the carbons were mesoporous in nature. FTIR shows the presence of functional groups viz. C=O and –OH that might be responsible for adsorption of E. coli on the carbon.
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CSIR-NEERI
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2013-01
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://neeri.csircentral.net/430/2/9-16_Utilization_of_Rice_Husk.pdf
Sophia, Carmalin A and Catherine, D and Bhalambaala, V M (2013) Utilization of Rice – husk and Coconum Shell Carbons for Water Disinfection. Journal of Environmental Science & Enggneering, 55 (1). pp. 9-16. ISSN 0367-827 X |
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http://www.neeri.res.in/JESE_January_2013.pdf
http://neeri.csircentral.net/430/ |
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