Removal of Dyes and Heavy Metals Using Garlic Husk

Dyes and heavy metals can be removed from industrial effluents by a wide range of physical and chemical processes available. Among these, adsorption method is one of the most common. In this work, garlic husk has been used, a cheap adsorbent, to remove Patton and Reeder's indicator, Solochrome black-T, crystal violet, murexide, basic fuchsineand potassiumpermanganate bybatch process. Effect of pH, adsorbent dose, contact time and the concentrations of dyes has been studied, which showed the cent percent removal of dyes and heavy metals.