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Equilibrium and fractal-like kinetic studies of the sorption of acid and basic dyes onto watermelon shell (Citrullus vulgaris)

Authors: Emmanuel C. Chigbundu, Kayode O. Adebowale

Published in: Cellulose | Issue 11/2017

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In the present study, batch experiments were used to determine adsorption characteristics of Watermelon Shell Biosorbent (WSB) for the uptake of anionic and cationic dyes from aqueous solution. Various factors such as initial dye concentration, adsorbent dosage, pH, contact time and temperature were systematically investigated and discussed. WSB was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The adsorption kinetics was best described by Elovich and Diffusion-Chemosorption models for Basic red 2 (BR2) (cationic dye) and Orange G (OG) (anionic dye) respectively. However, the fractional time index “α” and non-integer “n” order by Fractal-like pseudo-first order kinetic affirmed that the mechanism of interaction of both dyes with WSB was by chemical reaction. The applicability of four adsorption isotherm models for the present system was tested. The equilibrium data were found to be well represented by the Extended Langmuir isotherm equation. The monolayer adsorption capacity of WSB for BR2 and OG adsorption was found to be 125 and 27 mg/g, respectively. The effect of temperature on the adsorption process was also investigated and the values of thermodynamic parameters ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° revealed that the adsorption system was spontaneous.

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Title: Equilibrium and fractal-like kinetic studies of the sorption of acid and basic dyes onto watermelon shell (Citrullus vulgaris)
Authors: Emmanuel C. Chigbundu
Kayode O. Adebowale
Publication date: 16-09-2017
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Cellulose / Issue 11/2017
Print ISSN: 0969-0239
Electronic ISSN: 1572-882X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-017-1488-2

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