Decolorization of Acidic Dye by Charcoal from Coffee Grounds

A Decolorization Technique with Spent “Greek Coffee” Grounds as Zero-Cost Adsorbents for Industrial Textile Wastewaters

In this study, the decolorization of industrial textile wastewaters was studied in batch mode using spent “Greek coffee” grounds (COF) as low-cost adsorbents. In this attempt, there is a cost-saving potential given that there was no further modification of COF (just washed with distilled water to remove dirt and color, then dried in an oven). Furthermore, tests were realized both in synthetic a...

Coffee: grounds for concern?

C aff eine is the most widely ingested nonregulated substance on earth. A major portion of this drug is consumed as coff ee, with an annual production of over 7.8 million metric tons. Over 2.5 billion cups of coff ee are consumed worldwide each day. Given its popularity, it is hard to conceive of how Western civilization might begin each workday without this critical liquid allotment. Despite t...

New Grounds for Drinking Coffee

Decolorization of Malachite Green Dye Solution by Bacterial Biodegradation

Malachite green dye is widely used in food and textile industries for various purposes and also used as biocide in the aquaculture industry to control fungal attacks and protozoan infections. Surface and ground water is contaminated by dyes due to discharge of untreated wastewater from industries. The presence of malachite green in water causes serious health effects such as mutagenesis, re...

Decolorization of a Reactive Dye by UV-Enhanced Ozonation

In the present study the treatment efficiency of O3 and UV+O3 processes were compared for the oxidation of simulated dyebath effluent containing a mixture of a reactive dye (C.I. Reactive Blue 19) and various dye auxiliary chemicals. The color, COD and TOC removal rates were assessed for different processes. The effect of initial dye concentration and presence of sodium hydroxide and sodium car...