Improvement of organic matter removal in water produced of oilfields using low cost moringa peels as a new green environmental adsorbent

Abstract

The present study observed the evaluation of organic content removal from produced water by adsorption onto moringa and activated moringa peels. the removal of the organic content from the real effluent water produced by the oilfields. The proposed treatment process was the adsorption technique using the moringa peels as adsorbing agent. The effect of some parameters such as: adsorbent dose, pH and contact time on adsorption process has been investigated using the batch adsorption method. FTIR spectral examination shows a presence the bands of carboxyl, hydroxyl and amine on the surface of MH. FT-IR device type shimadzu (4000–400 cm-1) was approved out to classify the functional groups and structural in the moringa peels that strength be complicated in the bio-sorption process. The Langmuir isotherm provided a better fit for the adsorption equilibrium data than the Freundlich isotherm. It was observed that organic content adsorption was dependent on pH. The maximum removals of organic content were 65.4 % and 94.1% for moringa and activated moringa peels respectively at pH = 3, 120 min, 1.5 gm dose. The outcome of this study exposes that the moringa and activated moringa peels are ecofriendly adsorbents can suggest for the treatment of produced water. In addition, moringa peels are available in large amount and its treatment technique is very economical.