Adsorption equilibria of basic dyestuff onto palm-fruit bunch particles
- 1 December 1995
- journal article
- Published by IWA Publishing in Water Science & Technology
- Vol. 32 (11) , 27-32
- https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.1995.0393
Abstract
Particles prepared from palm-fruit bunch have been used for the adsorption of a basic dye (BR 18) over range of initial dye concentrations and varying adsorbent particle size in the range of 106 to 300 m, using batch tests. The results revealed the potential for palm-bunch particles as low cost adsorbents. Uptake of the basic dye was higher at smaller adsorbent particle size. The adsorption isotherm follows both the Langmuir and Freundlich models. Values of the separation factor, R, indicate favourable for the basic dye - palm fruit bunch particles system, that is, 0< R 1.Keywords
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