TY - JFULL AU - Olayinka Omotosho PY - 2015/5/ TI - Mitigation of Nitrate Pollution in Wastewater: A Case Study of the Treatment of Cassava Processing Effluent Using Cassava Peel Carbon Material T2 - International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering SP - 406 EP - 412 VL - 9 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002674 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 100, 2015 N2 - The study investigated efficiency cassava peel carbon and Zinc Chloride activated cassava peel carbon at 1:3, 2:3 and 1:1 activation levels in the removal of nitrates from oxidized cassava processing wastewater. Results showed that the CPC and CPAC were effective in adsorption of nitrates. A summary of results from the study revealed that CPAC at 1:3 exhibited the highest initial decontamination (69.5% after 2 hrs) while CPAC at 1:1 activation ratio showed a slower initial decontamination rate. The CPC & CPAC exhibited Langmuir Rα values of 0.15, 0.11, 0.09, and 0.07 for the 0:1, 1:3, 2:3 and 1:1 confirming its suitability as adsorption material. ER -