Investigation of Direct Applicability of Modified Agricultural Waste for Contaminant Removal from Real Textile Wastewater

The textile industry produces enormous volumes of wastewater which must be treated effectively. In this study, biosorbent from the agricultural waste potato peels (PP), is environmentally friendly and easy to find everywhere, was used for treatment real wastewater. Physical modification, chemical activation, bio-hybrid high-pressure modification processes were applied PP investigate organic pollutant removal (chemical oxygen demand (COD)) inorganic (Fe2+, Ni2+, Cu2+ Cd2+) original Additionally, effects contact time (5, 15, 30, 60, 120, 1440 min) particle sizes (1.5–1.0 mm, 1.0–0.5 smaller than 0.5 mm in diameter) investigated a batch system. Application physical process presented an attractive solution COD efficiency (69.50%) efficiencies four divalent metal ions; 78.6% Cu2+, 63.6% 40% Fe2+, 34.6% Cd2+. FT-IR, SEM, EDX analysis performed reveal adsorption mechanism modified adsorbents. FT-IR results indicate that fits mechanisms, also supported by SEM images results.