Performance evaluation of coconut shell originated activated carbon as an adsorbent on the paint factory effluent treatment

Abstract

The current study was aimed to evaluate the ability of the activated carbon prepared from coconut shell in the decolorization of paint factory effluent (PFE). The studies were performed in the fixed bed adsorption column by optimizing the design variables viz., initial effluent concentration, bed height and low rate. The experimental observations were used to make breakthrough curves and were validated using Adams – Bohart model and Yoon-Nelson model. The results recommended that the encapsulated activated carbon of coconut shell origin showcased its capacity to perform in the process of paint factory effluents decolorization as an adsorbent.