Application of agricultural waste activated carbon prepared from sugarcane leaves for methyl orange removal in aqueous solution
Keywords:
adsorption, methyl orange, sugarcane leaves, activated carbonAbstract
The aim of this work was to prepare activated carbon from sugarcane leaves for methyl orange dye adsorption from aqueous solution. The characterization methods of the adsorbent such as Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Brunauer−Emmett−Teller (BET) were evaluated. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out at varying conditions such as pH (4−10), contact time (5−300 min), adsorbent dose (0.2−1.0 g), initial dye concentration (20−100 mg/L), and temperature (20−40°C). The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The kinetic adsorption data were analyzed by pseudo−first order, pseudo-second order, and intra-particle diffusion models. The experimental results showed that the maximum percentage of dye adsorption found at pH 4 was 83.54. The equilibrium adsorption data were fitted well by the Freundlich isotherm, and the maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 12.50 mg/g at 30°C. For the kinetics of adsorption, the data were well described by the pseudo−second−order model at all temperatures. Moreover, the thermodynamic parameter showed that the adsorption process was spontaneous at 40°C and the process was endothermic in nature. The results indicated that the activated carbon could be employed as a low−cost effective adsorbent for dye adsorption from aqueous solution.
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removal of cationic dye from aqueous solution. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society.20:
S67–S76.
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based activated carbons prepared via microwave assisted KOH and K2CO3 activation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 148:191–195.
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Elemental Mercury onto Coconut Pith. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.
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Islam, M.S., Ang, B.C., Gharehkhani, S. and Afif, A.B.M. 2016. Adsorption capability of activated
carbon synthesized from coconut shell. Carbon Letters.20:1-9.
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Yellow 99 on coir pith. Bioresource Technology.102: 2394–2399.
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Biochemical Engineering Journal. 27: 83–93.
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carbon produced from gulfweed by KOH activation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
243: 291-300.
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Solution onto Waste Biomass of Enteromorpha prolifera. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. 23(3): 783-792.
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of adsorption of Cu2+ from aqueous solutions by Mg2+/K+ type orange peel adsorbent. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 174: 756-762.
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for Fe (III) from aqueous solution. Beni-suef university journal of basic and applied sciences. 4: 142-149.
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aqueous solution using modified granular activated carbon. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 233: 139-148
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for cationic and anionic dyes: characterization, adsorption parameters, isotherms and kinetics study. Heliyon. 4(10): doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018. e00838.
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Carbon from Cola Nut Shells by ZnCl2 on Methylene Blue. Journal of Chemistry. Vol. 2013.
Article ID 469170. 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/469170
Pathania, D., Sharma, S. and Singh, P. 2017. Removal of methylene blue by adsorption onto
activated carbon developed from Ficus carica bast. Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 10: S1445-S1451.
Saad, M.J., Chia, C.H., Zakaria, S., Sajab, M.S., Misran, S., Rahman, M.H.A. AND Xian, S. 2019.
Physical and chemical properties of the rice straw activated carbon produced from carbonization and KOH activation processes. Sains Malaysiana. 48(2): 385-391.
ISSN 0126-6039.
Shao, H., Li, Y., Zheng, L., Chen, T. and Liu, J. 2017. Removal of methylene blue by chemically
modified defatted brown algae Laminaria japonica. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 80: 525–532.
Sharma, P and Kaur, H. 2011. Sugarcane bagasse for the removal of erythrosin B and methylene
blue from aqueous waste. Applied Water Science. 1:135–145.
Sharma, P., Kaur, R., Baskar, C. and Chung, W. 2010. Removal of methylene blue from aqueous
waste using rice husk and rice husk ash. Desalination. 259(1–3): 249–57.
Singh, K.P, Mohan, D., Sinha, S., Tondon,G.S. and Gosh, D. 2003. Color Removal from
Wastewater Using Low-Cost Activated Carbon Derived from Agricultural Waste Material. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 42: 1965-1976.
Yakout., S.M., Hassan, M. R., El-Zaidy, M. E., and Shair, O. H., and Salih, A. M. 2019. Kinetics of
Methyl Orange Adsorption on Activated Carbon Derived from Pine (Pinus Strobus) Sawdust. BioResources. 14(2): 4560-4574.
Yu, J., Zhang, X., Wang, D. and Li, P. 2018. Adsorption of methyl orange dye onto biochar
adsorbent prepared from chicken manure. Water Science & Technology. 77(5): 1303-1312.
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Watcharabundit, Prachart, and Dr.Suchada Sawasdee. 2020. “Application of Agricultural Waste Activated Carbon Prepared from Sugarcane Leaves for Methyl Orange Removal in Aqueous Solution”. Food and Applied Bioscience Journal 8 (3):1-18. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/fabjournal/article/view/240062.
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