Dyes removal from water using low cost absorbents

S. Giraldo, A. P. Ramirez, M. Ulloa, E. Flórez, N. Y. Acelas

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Abstract

© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. In this study, the removal capacity of low cost adsorbents during the adsorption of Methylene Blue (MB) and Congo Red (CR) at different concentrations (50 and 100mg•L-1) was evaluated. These adsorbents were produced from wood wastes (cedar and teak) by chemical activation (ZnCl2). Both studied materials, Activated Cedar (AC) and activated teak (AT) showed a good fit of their experimental data to the pseudo second order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherms. The maximum adsorption capacities for AC were 2000.0 and 444.4mg•g-1for MB and CR, respectively, while for AT, maximum adsorption capacities of 1052.6 and 86.4mg•g-1were found for MB and CR, respectively.
Original languageAmerican English
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Dec 2017
EventJournal of Physics: Conference Series -
Duration: 29 Dec 2017 → …

Conference

ConferenceJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Period29/12/17 → …

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