IJFANS International Journal of Food and Nutritional Sciences

ISSN PRINT 2319 1775 Online 2320-7876

STUDY OF COST-EFFECTIVE NATURAL ADSORBENTS FOR THE REMOVAL OF FLUORIDE

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Dr R.Bala murugan, Dr .K.Srinivasan

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Contamination of fluoride in aquifer is one of the key problems in world. Fluoride is a common element, which pollutes majority of the groundwater resources in India. Fluoride, ahead of its permissible limit (1.5 mg/l), causes a various physiological troubles of which skeletal fluorosis and dental are noteworthy. So removal of fluoride from groundwater is necessary. To create a sorbent, this study compares the powdered almond tree bark, lemon leaf, and mosambi peel. Sodium fluoride anhydrous is used to create a fluoride solution (NaF). Zirconium Alizarin Reagent Preparation Almond tree bark powder has a higher percentage of fluoride removal, fluoride efficiency for optimal dose, and fluoride efficiency for optimal pH than other substances. Percentage removal of fluoride for almond bark powder is 82%, the optimum contact time for maximum removal of fluoride is 210 min.

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