REMOVAL OF CONGO RED DYE BY ACTIVATED CARBON OBTAINED FROM Prosopis juliflora

Nowadays, activated carbon has been widely used to remove dye because of its good
adsorption properties. Water pollution is the major outbreak for all over the world. It
is caused by the polluted substances which are released from the industrial areas. This
study uses activated carbon to remove textile dye. The activated carbon is prepared
from the plant source Prosopis juliflora. The cheapest, easiest, and most environmentally friendly technique is activated carbon derived from plant sources. The chosen
plant source is commonly utilised for fuel, firewood, and charcoal in rural regions
since it is generally available and has excellent burning properties. Congo red dye is widely used in textile industry. Our study demonstrates the removal of Congo red dye using activated carbon which is prepared from the plant source Prosopis juliflora. The effective degradation was done by batch adsorption. The various parameters such as temperature, pH, dye concentration of Congo red dye were determined by using response surface methodology under optimum conditions. This study shows the effective removal of dye by low-cost adsorbent