BIOSORPTIVE BEHAVIOUR OF NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA) BARK FOR IRON REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

Phytoremediation refers to a set of technologies that use different plants as a containment technique. This technology is receiving attention lately. As the results from field trials, it indicates that it is a cost saving technique compared to conventional treatment. The present investigation has helped to understand about the phytoremediation capacity of Azadirachtaindica bark to remove Iron metal from aqueous solution. The adsorptive potential of Azadirachta bark for Iron investigated in this work. This biosorbent have been examined for its capacity to sequester iron from aqueous solution with contact time. The experiments were carried out by laboratory prepared samples on spectrophotometer. The Azadirachta bark remove maximum 80% of the iron within few minutes of contact time.