Journal
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 160, Issue 5, Pages 1394-1406Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-009-8601-4
Keywords
Modified biomass; Methylene blue; Basic magenta; Adsorption; First derivative method
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In this study, poly(amic acid)-modified biomass was prepared to improve the adsorption capacities for two cationic dyes, methylene blue and basic magenta. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and potentiometric titration demonstrated that a large number of imide, amine, and carboxyl groups were introduced on the biomass surface, and the concentrations of these functional groups were calculated to be 0.27, 1.08, and 1.08 mmol g(-1) by using the first derivative method. According to the Langmuir equation, the maximum uptake capacities (q (m)) for methylene blue and basic magenta were 680.3 and 353.4 mg g(-1), respectively, which were 13- and sevenfold than that obtained on the unmodified biomass. Adsorption kinetics study showed that the completion of the adsorption process needed only 40 min, which is faster than the common sorbent such as activated carbon and resin. Experimental results showed that pH and ionic strength had little effect on the capacity of the modified biomass, indicating that the modified biomass had good potential for practical use.
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