Scavenging behaviour of meranti sawdust in the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution |
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Authors: | A. Ahmad M. Rafatullah O. Sulaiman M.H. Ibrahim R. Hashim |
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Affiliation: | aEnvironmental Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia;bBio-resource, Paper and Coatings Technology Division, School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia |
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Abstract: | Meranti (Philippine mahogany) sawdust, an inexpensive material, showed strong scavenging behaviour through adsorption for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. Batch studies were performed to evaluate and optimize the effects of various parameters such as contact time, pH, initial dye concentrations and adsorbent dosage. Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms were used to analyze the equilibrium data at different temperatures. The experimental data fitted well with the Langmuir adsorption isotherm, indicating thereby the mono layer adsorption of the dye. The monolayer sorption capacity of meranti sawdust for MB was found to be 120.48, 117.64, 149.25 and 158.73 mg/g at 30, 40, 50 and 60 °C, respectively. Thermodynamic calculations showed that the MB adsorption process is endothermic and spontaneous in nature. Kinetic studies showed that the adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The results indicated that the meranti sawdust could be an alternative material in place of more costly adsorbents used for dye removal. |
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Keywords: | Meranti sawdust Adsorption Isotherm Methylene blue Kinetic |
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