Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ18146

Adsorption of Reactive Dye by Natural Material

Authors(1) :-Eman A. Mohammed

Lemon peels was used to remove reactive red dye from synthetic wastewater by means of adsorption, using a continuous fixed bed column reactor system. The optimum pH level for this purpose was found to be within the range of 6. The effect of different flow rates (27, 45, and 60 ml/min), on the removal of reactive red dye was studied. The final removal efficiency was 94, 89, and 78 % respectively, which indicates that the removal efficiency increases with the decrease of the influent flow rate. Four initial concentrations of reactive red dye were investigated (10, 15, 20, and 25 ppm). The corresponding removal efficiencies were 94, 92, 88, and 83 % respectively. This reveals that the removal efficiency increases with the decrease of initial dye concentration. The results of this study can be represented well by both Langmuir and Freundlich equations, but with Freundlich having a higher correlation coefficient, 0.9968; it is considered more accurate to represent this case of study.

Authors and Affiliations

Eman A. Mohammed
Lecturer, Environmental Engineering Department, Al-Mustansiriayah University, Baghdad, Iraq

Adsorption, Langmuir, Freundlich, Lemon Peel, Reactive Dye.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 1 | Issue 4 | November-December 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-10-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 17-20
Manuscript Number : SHISRRJ18146
Publisher : Shauryam Research Institute

ISSN : 2581-6306

Cite This Article :

Eman A. Mohammed, "Adsorption of Reactive Dye by Natural Material", Shodhshauryam, International Scientific Refereed Research Journal (SHISRRJ), ISSN : 2581-6306, Volume 1, Issue 4, pp.17-20, November-December.2018
URL : https://shisrrj.com/SHISRRJ18146

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