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@article{184747,
        author = {A. Anitha},
        title = {Utility of Banyan Leaf (Ficus Citrifolia) Derived Carbon For Adsorptive Removal of Synthetic Dyes},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {4},
        pages = {3060-3066},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=184747},
        abstract = {As a sequel to the removal of waste using wastes based technologies we present here our results of the study utilizing banyan leaf, an agricultural waste, as an interesting carbon precursor for Methylene Blue (MB) and Malachite Green (MG) dye removal. Waste banyan leaf is activated to form an activated carbon and it is tested for its efficiency by the adsorption studies. Dye solution of MB and MG were prepared and tested for its removal efficiency with this activated carbon. The Batch mode of experiments has been carried out for adsorption studies of the Ficus citrifolia (Banyan) Leaf Carbon (FLC). Effect of parameter like pH, adsorbent dose, contact time, temperature and initial metal ion concentration were also determined. The optimum conditions obtained were 60 min contact time, 1.0g adsorbent dose, 40 0C, 100mg/L MB/MG and pH 12 for MB/MG removal. The results revealed that MB and MG is considerably adsorbed on banyan leaf derived carbon and it could be economic method for the removal of MB and MG from aqueous solutions.  Moreover this study gives a value added utilization of biomass to remove MB and MG from waste water. The results revealed that FLC adsorbent is potentially low cost adsorbent for the removal of dyes.},
        keywords = {Adsorption, Bioadsorbent, Biomass Carbon, methylene blue, malachite green, banyan Leaf},
        month = {September},
        }