Tannery Wastewater Evaluation and Remediation: Adsorption of Trivalent Chromium Using Commercial and Regenerated Adsorbents

Abstract

The objective of this research is focus on pollutants evaluation and remediation of Tannery effluent discharged from Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST) Zaria, Nigeria using activated Carbons as adsorbents. The received, spent and Reborn Adsorbents (RGAC) were characterized using both classical (bulk density, ash content and iodine number) and instrumental (AAS, SEM, FTIR and UV-Vis Spectrophotometer) techniques. The role of different operating parameters on Cr uptake was investigated from a batch adsorption mode. Data generated where fitted into four isotherm models viz; Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich. The earlier estimated chromium level in the tannery effluent which was above WHO and NESREA permissible limits was considerably reduced via adsorption. On the general, results show good significance in the adsorption behavior of the regenerated adsorbent compared to the commercial sample.