scholarly journals Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Effluent Using Fixed Bed of Groundnut Shell Powder

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
V. Gunasekar ◽  
V. Ponnusami
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Thomas Model ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Aqueous Streams ◽  
Aqueous Effluent ◽  
Groundnut Shell ◽  
Shell Powder ◽  
Very High

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution using a low-cost adsorbent groundnut shell powder (GNSP) was studied using fixed bed. Bed service depth model and Thomas model were employed to study the adsorption kinetics and to predict break-through curves for the system. Both models fit the experimental data very well with very highR2values. Percentage color removal increased with increase in bed height. It was found that adsorption potential of GNSP was in the range of 0.238 to 0.272 kg/kg of adsorbent. These results show that the GNSP can be effectively used as low-cost alternate adsorbent for the removal of pollutants from aqueous streams.

scholarly journals Use of low-cost adsorbent derived from the brazilian cerrado biome to remove pollutants in effluent

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. e58101321154
Author(s):  
Mateus Rodrigues Brito ◽  
Matheus Gomes Arruda ◽  
Marcelo Mendes Pedroza ◽  
Helida Monique Cordasso Fagnani ◽  
Angélica Jaconi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Zinc Chloride ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Thomas Model ◽  
Adsorption System ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Drug Adsorption ◽  
Activated Biochar

The biochar of the Pequi peel represents a sustainable alternative in the process of treating effluents through adsorption system. This study investigates the adsorption capacity in a fixed bed column of the activated biochar from pequi peel (ABPP) to remove the components. The biochar was obtained by pyrolysis, which was activated with zinc Chloride - ZnCl₂. Through the Thomas model, it was found that the concentration of Paracetamol of 5 mg L-1 obtained 3.21 mg g-1 of drug adsorption, which was higher than the adsorption obtained with the concentrations of 10 mg L-1 (3.02 mg g-1) and 20 mg L1 (1.22 mg g-1). Methylene blue was tested with a concentration of 3 mg L-1, adsorbing 8.07 mg g-1. The data fit the Thomas model with an R² higher than 0.90. The capacity of ABPP to adsorb methylene blue and Paracetamol was satisfactory, with adsorbing significant.

Adsorption characteristics of methylene blue onto agricultural wastes lotus leaf in bath and column modes

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 654-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuli Han ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Xiaojian Ma
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Isotherm Models ◽  
Column Experiments ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Lotus Leaf ◽  
Bed Height ◽  
Column Adsorption ◽  
Equilibrium Data ◽  
Leaf Powder

The adsorption potential of lotus leaf to remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution was investigated in batch and fixed-bed column experiments. Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Koble–Corrigan isotherm models were employed to discuss the adsorption behavior. The results of analysis indicated that the equilibrium data were perfectly represented by Temkin isotherm and the Langmuir saturation adsorption capacity of lotus leaf was found to be 239.6 mg g−1 at 303 K. In fixed-bed column experiments, the effects of flow rate, influent concentration and bed height on the breakthrough characteristics of adsorption were discussed. The Thomas and the bed-depth/service time (BDST) models were applied to the column experimental data to determine the characteristic parameters of the column adsorption. The two models were found to be suitable to describe the dynamic behavior of MB adsorbed onto the lotus leaf powder column.

scholarly journals Compressive Alginate Sponge Derived from Seaweed Biomass Resources for Methylene Blue Removal from Wastewater

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Shen ◽  
Panli Huang ◽  
Fengfeng Li ◽  
Xiluan Wang ◽  
Tongqi Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Batch Adsorption ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Seaweed Biomass ◽  
Biomass Resources ◽  
The Impact

Low cost fabrication of water treatment polymer materials directly from biomass resources is urgently needed in recent days. Herein, a compressive alginate sponge (AS) is prepared from seaweed biomass resources through a green two-step lyophilization method. This material is much different from conventional oven-, air-, vacuum-dried alginate-based adsorbents, which show limitations of shrinkage, rigidness, tight nonporous structure and restricted ions diffusion, hindering its practical applications, and was used to efficiently remove methylene blue (MB), a main colorful contaminant in dye manufacturing, from wastewater. The batch adsorption studies are carried out to determine the impact of pH, contact time and concentration of dye on the adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacity can be obtained at 1279 mg g−1, and the shape-moldable AS can be facilely utilized as a fixed-bed absorption column, providing an efficient approach for continuous removal of MB within a short time. It is also important that such a compressive AS can be regenerated by a simple squeezing method while retaining about 70% capacity for more than ten cycles, which is convenient to be reused in practical water treatment. Compressive AS demonstrates its merits of high capability, large efficiency and easy to recycle as well as low cost resources, indicating widespread potentials for application in dye contaminant control regarding environmental protection.

scholarly journals Neem Leaves as Adsorbent for Dye Waste water Treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 3071-3073
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Blue Dye ◽  
Aqueous Streams ◽  
Neem Leaves ◽  
Initial Ph ◽  
Adsorbent System

In the present investigation , neem leaves are obtained from the agricultural fields and its potential for the removal of dye is tested with the model system of methylene blue in water . The MB has health hazards, its been reported that exposures to the dyes cause allergic reactions, and hence its reflected as toxic. The results obtained from batch experiments are quite useful in giving information about the efficacy of dye-adsorbent system. The influence of factors such as the initial pH value, adsorbent dose, and time of contact was investigated. The results indicate that the percentage removal also increased with the rise in the adsorption capacity (qe). 82% of colour elimination can be obtained at the dose of 100g/l NLP for methylene blue of 10mg/l concentration. The optimal parameters for this experiment were 10mg/l for initial dye concentration, 5gm/50ml adsorbent dosage and pH 8. In the batch system, the adsorption capacity was increased when the parameters were increased until it achieved the equilibrium. Langmuir adsorption isotherm graphics plotted with l/qevis 1/Ce. Trend lines for the adsorption data of different concentration of methylene blue with neem leave as adsorbent is plotted. The linear regression was piloted using plot l/qevis 1/Ce; it was found that R2 value are quite closer to 1 signifying Langmuir isotherm as a good fit for this experimental data. Results indicated that neem leaves has potential to remove Methylene Blue Dye from aqueous streams and can be successfully used as a low cost adsorbent.

scholarly journals Treatment of wastewaters contaminated with zinc ions using natural zeolite as adsorbent in a fixed bed column

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 542-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Waid S. Omar
Keyword(s):  
Natural Zeolite ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Breakthrough Curves ◽  
Zinc Ions ◽  
Thomas Model ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Nelson Model ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
High Degree

The potential of natural zeolite as a low-cost adsorbent was investigated for the removal of zinc from aqueous solution using a continuous fixed bed column. The zeolite tested was taken from the same source (Jabal Uniza in south Jordan) and subjected to crushing and sieving only, without any treatment. The two samples tested are UNZ1 (0.42–0.841 mm) and UNZ2 (0.21–0.42 mm). The Thomas model analysis of the measured breakthrough curves revealed that the adsorbent UNZ2 has a higher value of adsorption capacity to zinc ions (50.75 mg/g) than UNZ1 (33.68 mg/g). The time to 50% breakthrough was determined by the Yoon and Nelson model. It has been found that the time needed to reach 50% breakthrough is 2,006 minutes and 3,171 minutes for UNZ1 and UNZ2, respectively. This indicated that UNZ2 provides better performance with larger service time. Both UNZ1 and UNZ2 agreed to a high degree with the Thomas and Yoon and Nelson models.

scholarly journals Removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution by activated charcoal derived from Sapindus trifoliate L fruit biomass using continuous fixed bed column studies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Mohanta ◽  
Monaj Kumar Sahu ◽  
Prakash Chandra Mishra ◽  
Anil Kumar Giri
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Hexavalent Chromium ◽  
Activated Charcoal ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Maximum Adsorption Capacity ◽  
Thomas Model ◽  
Column Studies ◽  
Fixed Bed Column ◽  
Initial Concentration ◽  
Bed Height

Abstract In this study, the removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution were examined using activated charcoal derived from Sapindus trifoliate L fruit biomass in continuous fixed-bed column studies. The activated S. trifoliate L fruit charcoal was prepared by treating the fruit powder using concentrated nitric acid solution. Experiments were performed to investigate the effect of bed-height and initial concentration on the breakthrough and saturation times. The breakthrough and saturation time increases with increase in bed-height and initial concentration of chromium solutions. The maximum adsorption capacity of S. trifoliate L charcoal for hexavalent chromium was found to be 1.719 mg/g in the bed height 15 cm and initial concentration 10 mg/L, respectively. Column data required at various conditions were explained using Bohart-Adams and Thomas model. Two models were found to be suitable to describe the definite part of the dynamic behaviour of the column with regard to bed-height and initial concentration of hexavalent chromium. On comparison of Adjusted R2 and estimated standard error, the Thomas model was found to best-fitted model and can be used to predict the adsorption of the hexavalent chromium in fixed-bed column studies. Activated Sapindus trifoliate L fruit charcoal was characterised by SEM – EDX and FTIR analysis.

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