Adsorption of Para Substituted Anilines from Cyclohexane Solution on Sepiolite

Abstract
The adsorption processes of different para-substituted anilines from cyclohexane solution on natural sepiolite have been studied. The adsorption isotherms may be classified as type L-2 of the Giles classification in the p-bromoaniline and p-toluidine cases, and as type H-2 in the p-acetylaniline case. The experimental data points have been fitted to the Langmuir equation and the adsorption capacities, surface areas available to the amine molecules and apparent equilibrium constants have been calculated. The apparent thermodynamic magnitudes corresponding to the adsorption processes have also been determined.