Preparation of Activated Carbon from Prosopis Juliflora

Common water pollutants in industrial wastewater include industrial effluents and heavy metals from wastewater treatment plants, often present in trace quantities. Consequently, there is a demand for water purification. The successful use of adsorption in eliminating Cr (VI) from effluents has been documented. This study explores the potential of chemically treated, low-cost, activated Prosopis juliflora powder as an adsorbent. Experiments were conducted using varying weights of the adsorbent. The coal powder adsorbent demonstrated effective deduction of chromium from industrial effluent. Adsorption isotherms, including Freundlich and Langmuir models, are employed to assess the adsorbent’s performance. The optimal parameter value yielded a maximum removal efficiency of 80% for the prepared Prosopis juliflora powder.