Novel Wastewater Treatment by Using Newly Prepared Green Seaweed-Zeolite Nanocomposite

Jack McLaughlin

Cal Poly Humboldt Chemistry Major

October 14th, 2022 2:00 – 2:50PM (Sci A 564)

ABSTRACT

Industrial wastewater is a harmful pollution source for waterways, marine life, and communities along a river. In this talk, we will discuss the potential synergistic effect between zeolites' high porosity and the green seaweed's high adsorption capability to obtain a highly adsorbent material based on Zeolite-Green Seaweed nanocomposite (ZGS) for cleaning dyes out of industrial wastewater, mainly focusing on Congo Red (CR). The ZGS nanocomposite was tested for its ability to remove CR from wastewater in a wide range of conditions. The results suggest that the ZGS nanocomposite, shown to remove 91.1% of the dye in industrial wastewater during a field test, will be a promising aid in recycling industrial wastewater using a low-cost material.