AbstractsBiology & Animal Science

Water pollution is a major environmental problem faced by modern newlinesociety that leads to ecological disequilibrium and different health hazards newlineDue to rapid industrialization, contamination of aquatic ecosystem by water newlinesoluble dyes has created a major global concern In recent years removal of newlinehighly coloured dyes in effluents produced by textile industries has attracted newlinemuch attention and the disposal of dye wastewater with proper treatment is a newlinebig challenge Hence this research attempts a comparative study of removal of newlinetextile dyes using activated carbon and polymer coated saw dust composites newlineof Euphorbia Tirucalli L wood newlineThere is an urgent requirement for development of innovative but newlinelow cost processes of dye absorption removal Adsorption of dyes is one of newlinethe most promising technologies involved in the removal of dyes from newlinewastewater The adsorbents commonly recommended for the removal of dyes newlinerange from industrial wastes to agricultural waste products biomaterials and newlineactivated carbon A great attention has recently been directed to remove dyes newlinefrom aqueous solutions using polymer coated saw dust composites as an newlineadsorbent newlineEuphorbia Tirucalli L wood an economical waste material is used newlineas a precursor for the preparation of adsorbents like activated carbon and newlinepolymer coated saw dust composites newline newline%%%reference p277-304.