What is it about?
Fuller's earth (FE) was modified with sodium dodecyl sulfate for removal of Acid Red 17 (AR 17) dye from aqueous solutions. The surfactant-modified FE and FE were characterized by a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, thermogravimetric analyzer and scanning electron microscope. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of contact time, pH, initial concentration of AR 17 and adsorbent dosage. About 99.1% adsorption efficiency was achieved within 60 min at adsorbent dose of 0.1 g for initial dye concentration of 1,000 mg L-1 at pH 10. The adsorption data were well fitted with the Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm model implying physisorption as the major phenomenon for adsorption. The kinetic data were analyzed using four kinetic equations: pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, intraparticle diffusion and Elovich equations. The rates of adsorption confirmed the pseudo-second-order kinetics with good correlation value (R2 = 0.999). The results indicate that the modified adsorbent can effectively be used for the removal of AR 17 from wastewater with high absorption capacity of 2164.61 mg g-1.
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Why is it important?
The work can be a mile stone for removal of Acid red 17 dye from industrial effluents on a pilot scale as well as on mass scale.
Perspectives
The work is worth commercialization on a large scale to make pottable scrubbers which can be used to remove Acid red 17 dye and the concept can be easily extended for removal of other dyes and pollutants from agricultural, industrial and environmental wastes.
Dr Mian Muhammad
University of Malakand
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This page is a summary of: Kinetic and equilibrium profile of the adsorptive removal of Acid Red 17 dye by surfactant-modified fuller's earth, Water Science & Technology Water Supply, January 2017, IWA Publishing,
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.011.
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