Filter design for the treatment of the residue kitchen water (oil and grease and some pollutant) by corn silk.

Rising temperatures, severe droughts, declining rainfall, and all effects of climate change on water scarcity. The goal of the study is to design a home filter that treats gray water generated by washing kitchen dishes and reusing water for irrigation and vehicle washing. Adsorption is the best option because of its straightforward infrastructure, increased effectiveness, and low cost. To remove oil and grease from gray water, one adsorbent was used: corn silk as a low-cost sorbent for removing oil & grease from the kitchen sink. Microscopy scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was applied to assess the efficiency of corn silk in the removal of oil & grease residues from grey water. Several metrics, including pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), DO, BOD, and Oil & Grease, were assessed using recognized techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]