Research Article

Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Effluent Using Fixed Bed of Groundnut Shell Powder

Table 1

Physical and chemical properties of GNSP used in the experiments.

PropertyValue

Moisture content (%)4.2
Volatile matter (%)63.7
Ash (%)23.8
Fixed carbon (%)8.3
Bulk density (kg/m3)380
Average particle size, BSS # −60 + 72 ( 𝜇 m)231
p H z p c 7.5