Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9674393 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2005 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, the effect of temperature on the adsorption of some dyestuffs [orange II (O-II), crystal violet (CV) and reactive blue 5 (RB5)] and p-nitrophenol (PNP) by chitosan and of O-II and CV by modified chitosan [monocarboxymethylated(mcm)-chitosan] from aqueous solution was investigated. Kinetical data related to the adsorptions of each dyestuff and PNP by chitosan and of O-II and CV by mcm-chitosan were applied to Lagergren and Weber-Morris equations, and adsorption rate constants (kads) and pore diffusion rate constants (kp) were determined, respectively. In addition, Langmuir isotherm constants with experimental data related to the adsorptions of O-II and CV by chitosan and of CV by mcm-chitosan were applied to McKay et al. equation, and external mass transfer coefficients (kf) were also determined. Lastly, chitosan and mcm-chitosan were compared according to their dyestuffs and PNP uptake capabilities. It was seen that mcm-chitosan removed more O-II (99.2%) and RB5 (34.9%) but less CV (3.1%) and PNP (0.9%).
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Authors
Ä°lhan Uzun, Fuat Güzel,