A report based on the treatment of waste water using graphene sand composite along with burnt rice husk

1. TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER USING
GRAPHENE SAND COMPOSITE –BURNT
RICE HUSK FILTER
GUIDED BY:
PROF RAJULA.I
DEPT OF CIVIL ENGG
MESITAM
PRESENTED BY:
AFSAL.S
ASNA.A
SHABNA.M
SHIBINA.S
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2. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
CORE AREA
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3. INTRODUCTION
■The overpopulation in the last decade has caused an increase in
the production of wastewater.
■Water treatment techniques have been implemented to purify
water before drinking.
■Due to the discharge of wastewater effluent back into the
environment , any contaminants that remain untreated are
introduced to the aquatic ecosystem , which has a major effect on
aquatic species.
■Carbon had been widely used in water treatment . Graphene is
one of the newest additions to the carbon family.
■The possibility of using this composite in water purification was
also studied as an adsorbent , showing the superiority of Graphene
to AC as an adsorbent.
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4. AIM
 To treat the waste water using GSC &
Burnt rice husk filter bed and make it
beneficial for drinking purposes.
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5. OBJECTIVE
To develope Graphene sand
composite-Burnt rice husk filter.
To treat wastewater and analyze
the change in its various properties
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6. ADVANTAGES
 GSC provides better photocatalytic activity under visible radiation.
 GSC has powerful Antimicrobial activity ,hence it is applicable in biomedical
fields.
 The Graphene coated material outerperforms the raw material in turbidity
removal.
 The prepared graphene sand composite could be an effective and
economically viable adsorbent for the removal of salt content in seawater.
 The graphene coated and activated graphene coated sand tends to deposit
more dissolved substances.
 GSC is entirely synthesized from sand and sugar and hence does not leave
any residual toxics.
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7. METHODOLOGY
Literature review and
Study.
Setting up of filter
apparatus using the
prepared Composite.
Collection of polluted
Water Sample.
Preparation of graphene
sand composites with
burnt rice husk powder
Sand
Sugar
solution
Burnt rice
husk
powder
Activation of GSC using
sulphuric acid.
Passing the tested water
sample through the
prepared Apparatus.
Analysis on the
received sample.
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Different tests on
polluted water sample.
FINAL RESULT

8. LITERATURE REVIEW
SL NO TITLE OF THE
JOURNAL
YEAR AUTHOR DESCRIPTION
1. Graphene from sugar
and its Application in
water purification.
2015 Soujit Sen Gupta,
Theruvakkattil Sreenivasan
Sreeprasad,Shihabudheen
Mundampra Maliyekkal,
Sarit Kumar Das.
This describes a green method
for the
synthesis of graphenic material
from cane sugar, a common
disaccharide.
2. Advanced treatment
of urban wastewater
by sand filtration and
graphene adsorption
for wastewater reuse:
Effect on a mixture of
pharmaceuticals and
toxicity
2015 L. Rizzo a,
Fiorentino ,
M. Grassi
Attanasio,
M. Guida .
Pharmaceuticals removal
from urban wastewater by
coupling conventional sand
filtration with graphene
adsorption reactor (GAR)
was investigated.
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9. 3. Improved waste
water treatment
by bio-
synthesized
Graphene Sand
Composite
2015 V.Poornima
Parvathi,
M.UmadeviR.Bh
aviya Raj
The photocatalytic and antibacterial
properties of graphene
biosynthesized from sugar and
anchored on
sand particles has been focused
here. The morphology and
composition of the synthesized
Graphene
Sand Composite (GSC) was
investigated.
4. Rice husk in
water
purification
2016 Camila Emanuelle
Mendona
Viana,Jose wilmar
da silveria
Neto,Khaldoon A
Mourad.
This paper investigates the use of
carbonized rice husk in water
purification.
5. Rice husk and
activated
carbon for
wastewater
treatment
2012 Mamdouh S
Masoud,Ahmed M
Abdel,Essam A
Mohammed.
Removal of ions and metals from
the wastewater by using rice husk
and activated carbon.
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10. MATERIALS REQUIRED
 Polluted Wastewater Sample
 Sand, Sugar, Distilled Water,Sulphuric Acid,
Charcoal / Activated Carbon, Burnt rice Husk
Powder.
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11. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
 TEST ON WATER SAMPLE
 pH Analysis
Turbidity
Alkalinity
Acidity
Chloride
Hardness
BOD
COD
DO
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12. TEST ON SAND
 Sieve Analysis
 Specific Gravity
 TEST ON RICE HUSK POWDER
 Specific Gravity
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13. PREPARATION OF GSC
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14. ACTIVATION OF GSC
 For activation, 5g of the composite was treated
with 10 mL of concentrated sulphuric acid and kept
undisturbed at room temperature for 30 min. washing
with concentrated sulphuric acid leads the composite
with higher adsorption sites.
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15. PROJECT SCHEDULE
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SL NO DATE DESCRIPTION
1. 1st week of february We are planning to conduct the
preparation of the filter
Composite & Its Activation
2. 2nd Week Of February Setting up of the Filter
Apparatus
3. 3rd Week of february Collection of polluted Sample
& Conducting its Preliminary
tests
4. 1st week of March Continuation of the testing
Process
5. 2nd Week of march Passing the tested Sample
Through the filter apparatus &
analysis of the recieved sample

16. Identified the proper Aim & Objective
Of the Project.
Literature Review Completed.
Collection of materials & material
study has yet to be done.
PROGRESS OF WORK
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17. REFERENCES
 Graphene from Sugar and its Application in Water Purification :
Soujit Sen Gupta, Theruvakkattil Sreenivasan Sreeprasad , Shihabudheen Mundampra Maliyekka , Sarit
Kumar Das and Thalappil Pradeep
https://doi.org/10.1021/am300889u ; https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2167
 Improved waste water treatment by bio-synthesized Graphene Sand Composite :
V. Poornima Parvathi,M.Umadevi,R.BhaviyaRaj, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2014.11.011
https://youtu.be/x7G0bbuQx7k
 Using rice husk in Water Purification :
Jose Wilmar &Khaldoon A Mourad-International Journal of Environmental Planning and Management Vol. 2,
No. 3, 2016, pp. 15-19 http://www.aiscience.org/journal/ijepm ISSN: 2381-7240 (Print); ISSN: 2381-7259
(Online)
 Rice husk and activated carbon for waste water treatment :
El-Mex Bay, Alexandria Coast, Egypt Mamdouh S. Masoud a , Wagdi M. El-Saraf b , Ahmed M. Abdel - Halim b
Alaa E. Ali c, *, Essam A. Mohamed c , Hamad M.I. Hasan d
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18. THANK YOU