Adsorption processes have received special attention for contaminants removal thanks to their capability to generate effluents with high quality as well as their simple design. In the current work

the agro-waste residue avocado peel is proposed to be used as alternative to conventional activated carbons whose use is sometimes restricted to high costs

upgraded by their exhausting after long term operations. The carbonization procedure was optimized and analyzed through factorial design and response surface methodology by evaluating temperature (400-900℃) and time (30-90 min) effects: optimal conditions were found at 900℃ and 65 min

generating an adsorbent with 87.52 m

2

·g

-1

of BET surface area

a mesopore volume of 74% and a zero point charge at 8.6. The feasibility of the carbonaceousmaterialwas proved for the removal of a variety of dyes by investigating substrate (10-50 mg·L

-1

) and solid (0.5-20 g·L

-1

) concentration effects and statistical significance: complete removal of Naphthol Blue Black and Reactive Black 5 was reached under optimal conditions (10 mg·L

-1

and 20 g·L

-1

of dye and solid

respectively)

while Basic Blue 41was eliminated by usi

ng 13.4 g·L

-1

of the adsorbent. Overall

dyes removal by adsorption on carbonized avocado peel is presented as a promising technology due to the lowcost and easy availability of the precursor

aswell as the straightforward generation

the satisfactory characteristics and the proved adsorption capacity of the adsorbent.