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PROCESS SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Volume 94, Issue -, Pages 329-338Publisher
INST CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2014.08.004
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Biosorption; Acid Blue dye; Abelmoschus esculentus; Lady's finger; Isotherm; Kinetic
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The use of a new biosorbent derived from Abelmoschus esculentus (A. esculentus) seed for the removal of Acid Blue 113 (AB113) in aqueous solutions was investigated in batch mode. Biosorption studies were carried out under varying operational parameters including initial pH, biosorbent dosage, contact time, initial dye concentration and temperature. The results indicated that the biosorption properties were strongly dependent on initial pH. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed that hydroxyl, carboxylic and amide functional groups present on the biosorbent surface were involved in the dye removal process. Equilibrium data were best fitted by the Langmuir model. The maximum biosorption capacity was 169.9 +/- 3.1 mg g(-1) at 25 degrees C and initial pH 5.5. The kinetic data were in good agreement with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The process was controlled by diffusion through boundary layer at the initial stage followed by intra-particle diffusion at the later stage. Thermodynamic evaluation showed that the process was endothermic and spontaneous. The present study suggests that A. esculentus seed with maximum biosorption capacity which compared well with values reported in the literature can be a potential biosorbent for AB113 dye removal. (C) 2014 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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