scholarly journals Evaluation of Bio-Sorption Properties of Cedrus Libani (Elizabeth Leaf) on Methylene Blue Dye, Bismarck Brown Y Dye and Indigo Dye by the Batch Process

Author(s):  
Idika, Digbo I. ◽  
Ndukwe, Nelly, A. ◽  
Ogukwe, Cynthia E.
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 1352-1360
Author(s):  
J. Prakash ◽  
S. Vedanayaki ◽  
K. Karthick

The studies open up an innovative approach and investigate porous, efficient raw carbon from Zephyranthes citrina bulb, which was used as an adsorbent to remove organic dyes. The well-dried and finely powdered Zephyranthes citrina bulb was carbonized at 900 ºC. The carbonized crude Z. citrina sample was characterized by FT-IR, UV-visible, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), BET, X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques and their adsorption potential to remove the basic methylene blue dye from an aqueous sample. Adsorption studies comprise both adsorption isotherm and kinetic methods. The processes were carried out with diverse adsorbate concentrations and adsorbent quantities at various time intervals in the batch process. Kinetic models of Lagergren first order, pseudo-second order and intra particle diffusion were used to assess the kinetics and adsorption mechanism. The results revealed that the adsorption process follows the first order kinetic model of Lagergren. The BET isotherm model confirmed that it has an excellent adsorption capacity in an adsorption process. Based on the results obtained, the maximum removal (81%) of dye was achieved in a solution containing 50 mg of 50 mL dye at 3 h for methylene blue. The results indicated that the bulb of Zephyranthes citrina carbon is a proficient adsorption material and is also used as a cost effective alternative that can adsorb dye from an aqueous solution without activation treatment.


2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 055050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manzoor Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Yousaf Khan ◽  
Sana Sadaf ◽  
Saleem Iqbal ◽  
Faisal Nawaz ◽  
...  

Synthetic dyes, like methylene blue, in effluents of chemical industries, are reported to be toxic with alleged carcinogenic and genotoxic consequences. Biosorption is considered as a low-cost alternative to the costly removal processes. Agricultural wastes and plant biomass and are contemplated to be low-cost candidates because they can be used without or with a minimum of processing. This work was intended to test the possibility and comparative study of different low-cost natural adsorbents [Coconut husk (H), Groundnut shell (G), Cow Dung (C) and moss (M)] for the sequestration of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution. A batch process was done to study the effects of different parameters such as contact time, pH, adsorbent dosage and initial dye concentration. Adsorption equilibrium data were represented using Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models. 75 % of dye removal was observed with moss, hence proves to be an effective, low-cost adsorbent.


Author(s):  
Saraa Muwafaq Ibrahim ◽  
Ziad T. Abd Ali

Batch experiments have been studied to remove methylene blue dye (MB) from aqueous solution using modified bentonite. The modified bentonite was synthesized by replacing exchangeable calcium cations in natural bentonite with cationic surfactant cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). The characteristics of modified bentonite were studied using different analysis such as Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and surface area. Where SEM shows the natural bentonite has a porous structure, a rough and uneven appearance with scattered and different block structure sizes, while the modified bentonite surface morphology was smooth and supplemented by a limited number of holes. On other hand, (FTIR) analysis that proved NH group aliphatic and aromatic group of MB and silanol group are responsible for the sorption of contaminate. The organic matter peaks at 2848 and 2930 cm-1 in the spectra of modified bentonite which are sharper than those of the natural bentonite were assigned to the CH2 scissor vibration band and the symmetrical CH3 stretching absorption band, respectively, also the 2930 cm-1 peak is assigned to CH stretching band. The batch study was provided the maximum removal efficiency (99.99 % MB) with a sorption capacity of 129.87 mg/g at specified conditions (100 mg/L, 25℃, pH 11 and 250rpm). The sorption isotherm data fitted well with the Freundlich isotherm model. The kinetic studies were revealed that the sorption follows a pseudo-second-order kinetic model which indicates chemisorption between sorbent and sorbate molecules.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 502-513
Author(s):  
Saravanan Narayanan ◽  
Rathika Govindasamy

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