Tailing Ash for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solutions by Batch Adsorption
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Published:2023-07-28
Issue:8
Volume:11
Page:2282
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ISSN:2227-9717
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Container-title:Processes
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Processes
Author:
Yahya Cik1, Choong Thomas12, Li Fan1ORCID, Ghani Wan1, Aziz Farah3ORCID, Jamil Siti45ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Sustainable Process Engineering Research Center (SPERC), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia 2. Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Product (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia 3. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia 4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia 5. Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstract
One of the more problematic textile wastewaters to manage is dyeing wastewater, especially methylene-blue-containing wastewater. Its release has a significant negative impact on ecosystems, which could harm the environment. Adsorption techniques are still an efficient technology to eliminate and remove the coloring agent. Tailing ash, obtained from the floatation process, was selected as an adsorbent in the present study. The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of tailing ash (TA) for MB removal. The effects of operating parameters investigated were pH (2–10), stirring speed (50–150 rpm), initial dye concentration (20–100 mg/L), contact time (120 min), adsorbent dosage (0.5–2.5 g), and temperature (25–45 °C). The performance of TA pretreated with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and thermal tailing ash were also investigated. The experimental results for batch adsorption indicated that 96.23% removal of methylene blue took place at the optimum condition (pH = 10, initial adsorbent dosage = 1.5 g, 150 rpm, contact time = 120 min, 45 °C). The results showed that the dye adsorption capacity increased with contact time and adsorbate dosage. The adsorption data were then fitted to kinetic models and isotherm models. The pseudo-second-order model was the most suitable model for the kinetic of adsorption and the Freundlich isotherm was the best-fitted isotherm model. This research provides a feasible approach to reusing tailing ash as an effective low-cost adsorbent for water quality improvement.
Funder
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Subject
Process Chemistry and Technology,Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous),Bioengineering
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