Water, Energy, Food and Environment
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Water, Energy, Food and Environment


Volume
& Issue

Volume 1, Issue 1


Published
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January 1, 2020


Pages

59-71


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Article

Removal of Dyes by Using Rice Husk as Agricultural Solid Waste Adsorbent

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Authors

Sara G. Abd-Elnaeem Affiliation:
Chemical Engineer Division, Engineering Dept., National Research Center
, Azza I. Hafez* Affiliation:
Chemical Engineer Division, Engineering Dept., National Research Center
, Rania M. Sabry Affiliation:
Chemical Engineer Division, Engineering Dept., National Research Center
and Shakinas T. E Affiliation:
Engineering Division, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University


Abstract

Nano Activated Carbon (NAC) prepared from Rice Husk (RH) was used in batch adsorption experiments for removal of methylene blue (MB) and black B (BB) dyes from synthetic solutions. The effect of different operating parameters were investigated covering the pH (1-11), contact time (15-75 minutes) and temperatures (30-60°C) for the two dyes of different concentrations (50-300 mg/l). The high adsorption capacity achieved at pH 3 for MB and at pH 11 for BB and at 30 °C. The adsorption equilibrium was attained after 60 minutes. Adsorption isotherms have been determined and the obtained data were analyzed using four isotherms models Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin–Radushkevich. The two isotherm models Langmuir and Freundlich were favorable for MB dye but Langmuir was only favorable for BB. Two kinetic models have been studied namely: pseudo first order and pseudo second order kinetics. The results showed that the uptake rate of the NAC adsorbate obeyed pseudo second order kinetic model for both dyes.


Keywords

Nano activated carbon, Rice husk, Adsorption isotherm, Kinetic models


Citation

Abd-Elnaeem, S. G., Hafez, A. I., Sabry, R. M., & E, S. T. (2020). Removal of dyes by using rice husk as agricultural solid waste adsorbent. Water, Energy, Food and Environment, 1(1), 59–71. https://doi.org/10.18576/wefej/010104

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