Improvement of Methylene Blue removal by electrocoagulation/banana peel adsorption coupling in a batch system

Abstract

The present work studies the improvement of Methylene Blue (MB) from aqueous solutions by an electrocoagulation (EC)/banana peel (BP) adsorption coupling process. The kinetics of this coupling process was studied using different amounts of adsorbent material in order to identify the most appropriate dosage, for enhancing wastewater treatment. The influence of current density on the removal efficiency and energy consumption of the EC/BP coupling process was also determined. The coupling between electrocoagulation and BP showed that the addition of an appropriate BP dosage resulted in the enhancement of the removal rate of dyes especially at lower current densities, and in a considerable reduction in the contact time compared to the conventional simple EC process and simple adsorption process, having achieved efficiency removal of approximately 99%. Based on the high removal efficiency, short contact time and low energy consumption, the EC/BP coupling method could be recommended instead of the conventional simple EC.