Use of Banana Peel Flour as a Bioadsorbent for Textile Effluent Treatment

Abstract

Water contamination by synthetic dyes, common in industrial effluents, poses environmental and public health risks due to their toxicity and resistance to degradation. Adsorption is an effective technique for removing these compounds, but the use of activated carbon makes the process costly. This project proposes the use of banana peel flour as a sustainable and low-cost alternative, leveraging its adsorptive potential due to its richness in cellulose, lignin, and hemicellulose. Through experimental design, variables such as pH, contact time, and adsorbent concentration were optimized to achieve maximum efficiency in effluent treatment.