摘要：The presence of iron is probably the most common water problem faced by consumers and water treatmentprofessionals. Iron may cause conjunctivitis, choroiditis and retinitis if it contacts and remains in the tissues.Hence, to remove iron from water with the methods available, adsorption has gained popularity due to severaladvantages. A batch study adsorption has been conducted by adsorption process using activated carbonprepared from wood apple (Limonia acidissima) fruit shell as an adsorbent and the removal efficiency wasdetermined by optimizing the parameters such as dosage, time, pH and concentration. The maximum removalefficiency was found to be more than 60%. This experimental study proves to be an economical method ofiron removal since the developed product is a waste product. Even, small industries with iron-bound wastewatercan adopt this method of treatment and hence, prevent the polluted water entering streams.
