Synthesis of cationic polymeric adsorbent and dye removal isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic

Poly(quaternary ammonium salt) (PQAS) as a cationic polymeric adsorbent was synthesized and characterized by FTIR. Isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic of dye removal from single and binary systems was investigated. Acid Blue 25 (AB25) and Acid Red 18 (AR18) were used. The effect of operational parameters (adsorbent dose, pH, dye concentration and salt) on dye removal was studied. The dye removal followed the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-first order kinetics. The adsorbent maximum dye adsorption capacity (Q0) was 2000 and 1667 mg/g for AB25 and AR18, respectively. The thermodynamic data showed that dye adsorption was spontaneous, endothermic, and a physisorption reaction.