Adsorption of Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution Using Treated Epicarp of Raphia Hookerie

INYINBOR, A.A (2014) Adsorption of Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution Using Treated Epicarp of Raphia Hookerie. Covenant Journal of Physical and Life Sciences, 2 (2). pp. 84-101.

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Abstract

Modified Raphia hookerie waste (CMRH) was prepared and utilized for the uptake of rhodamine B (RhB). The adsorbent was characterized using Fourier transform infra red (FTIR), Brunauer– Emmett–Teller (BET) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). FTIR analysis revealed functional groups such as C-N, C-OH and S-H which are good adsorption site for cationic toxicants. The surface area of the modified Raphia hookerie was observed to be low (6.25 m2/g), however modification was observed to increase the surface area of adsorbent when compared with that of raw Raphia hookerie (0.04 m2/g). The sorption data fitted better into the Freundlich adsorption isotherm than the Langmuir, the maximum sorption capacity qo as obtained from the Langmuir adsorption parameters was 357.14 mg/g. Sorption energy obtained for Dubinin–Radushkevich (D-R) isotherm for the adsorption process was found to be less than 8 KJ mol-1 which suggest that uptake of RhB onto CMRH was physical in nature.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry
Depositing User: ADEJUMOKE INYINBOR
Date Deposited: 13 Jul 2016 14:00
Last Modified: 13 Jul 2016 14:00
URI: https://eprints.lmu.edu.ng/id/eprint/467

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