Original Articles
Ch. Suresh Babu, Ch. Chakrapan
Abstract
Three activated carbons are prepared from peels of selected citrus fruits and are tested in color removal of C.I. reactive red 2 dye. These activated carbons are used in color removal of textile effluent collected from Sri Sairam textile industry, Mangalgiri, Guntur district, A.P., India. Effect of adsorbent dose was studies while taking other control parameters at their optimum conditions. 100% color removal was observed for all three sorbents.