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Removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution using alginate grafted polyacrylonitrile beads

Salisu, Ahmed and Sanagi, Mohd. Marsin and Naim, Ahmedy Abu Bu and Abd. Karim, Khairil Juhanni (2015) Removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution using alginate grafted polyacrylonitrile beads. Der Pharma Chemica, 7 (2). pp. 237-242. ISSN 0975-413X

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Abstract

In this study, the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye using alginate graft-polyacrylonitrile beads was investigated. The effects of adsorption parameters such as initial pH, contact time, initial dye concentration and adsorbent dose were studied. The removal efficiency of the beads has been found to be depended on pH. The experimental equilibrium data was successfully fitted to Langmuir isotherm model with the maximum monolayer coverage of 3.51 mg g-1 and adsorption kinetics data has been well fitted by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The alginate based beads could be used as low-cost and eco-friendly adsorbent for removal of trace amount of methylene blue in aqueous solution.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:methylene blue, sodium alginate
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:54846
Deposited By: Muhamad Idham Sulong
Deposited On:24 Aug 2016 05:01
Last Modified:24 Aug 2016 05:01

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