Adsorption Behavior of Anionic Reactive Dyes on H-type Activated Carbon: Competitive Adsorption and Desorption Studies
A microporous H-type activated carbon was shown to be effective for removing anionic reactive dyes from single and binary component solutions. The extent of the dye adsorption from a single-solute solution was high (0.25-0.42 mmol/g). From the binary dye solutions, the experimental data indicated a high degree of competition for active sites and the obtained adsorption capacities were reduced to 0.10-0.26 mmol/g. Adsorption data from single dye solutions were correlated using the Langmuir, Ferundlich, and Redlich-Peterson models. Hydrophobic, hydrophobic mechanisms were significant in the adsorption process. Furthermore, the system showed a low extent of desorption.
Keywords: KOW; Reactive dyes; adsorption; competitive adsorption; desorptions; hydrophobic-hydrophobic interactions; microporosity
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Chemistry Department, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan 2: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
Publication date: 01 January 2007
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