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@article{205430,
        author = {Prof. Gujar Prashant D. and Dr. P.M. Patil and Ransing Shubham S. and Gaikwad Aditya R. and Dikonda Vishal S. and Adhav Sandesh V.},
        title = {TREATMENT OF DAIRY WASTEWATER USING MIXED ADSORBENTS},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {1},
        pages = {6536-6539},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=205430},
        abstract = {The dairy industry is one of the major contributors to industrial wastewater generation. Dairy wastewater contains high concentrations of organic matter, suspended solids, dissolved solids, fats, oils, and nutrients that can adversely affect the environment if discharged without proper treatment. The present study investigates the treatment of dairy wastewater using mixed adsorbents prepared from tea waste and laterite. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the removal of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), turbidity, and conductivity. The effects of contact time, adsorbent dosage, and pH on adsorption efficiency were studied. Adsorption equilibrium was analyzed using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. Experimental results demonstrated significant reductions in COD, BOD, TDS, and turbidity, indicating that mixed adsorbents derived from low-cost waste materials can effectively treat dairy wastewater. The findings suggest that the adsorption process is economical, environmentally friendly, and suitable for industrial wastewater treatment applications.},
        keywords = {Dairy Wastewater, Adsorption, Tea Waste, Laterite, COD Removal, BOD Reduction, Langmuir Isotherm, Freundlich Isotherm.},
        month = {June},
        }