Treatment of greywater using banana peel, corn cob and orange peel as major filter media- a review

Abstract

Water isthe most important element required for the existence of all living beings on earth. As the population increases, water demand also increases. About 75-80% of water through distribution pipe reaches the sewer as waste water. So it is a need of mankind to recycle and reuse waste water. The domestic water (Grey Water from TIST campus) from household can be treated and can be used for irrigation rather than disposing into river. This paper focus on grey water filtration using Banana Peel, Orange Peel and Corn cob as a filter media. All are good natural absorbent which can remove excess nutrients suspended solids and can even remove pollutants and sediments from wastewater. Orange peel is a great biosorbent. The orange peels
biosorbent is one of the best biosorbent for removal of ammonia and nitrate present in water. Banana peels are capable of adsorbing various metals and other pollutants present in industrial waste waters, provided the peels are pre-treated with proper surface-activeagents. Corn cobs have the efficiency to adsorb contaminants from grey water. The purpose of this paper is Treatment of Greywater using Banana Peel, Orange Peel and Corn cob as major filter media.