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EVALUATION OF BIOMASS, INDIAN JUJUBA SEED (IJS) FOR REMOVAL OF CONGO RED

L. Sivaramakrishna1, M. Sivasankar Reddy2, M. Jagadeesh2, W. Y. Wan Zuhairi2, M. R. Taha1 and A. Varada Reddy2
  • 1 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 2 Sri Venkateswara University, India

Abstract

The present investigation deals with the removal of Congo Red (CR) from aqueous solution by using Indian Jujuba Seed (IJS) as low-cost biosorbent. The effect of pH and size experimental parameters has been investigated using a Batch adsorption technique. Adsorption data were modeled using Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Adsorption kinetics was verified by pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order and intraparticle diffusion models. The kinetic adsorption data fitted the pseudo-second order kinetic model well and also followed the intraparticle diffusion model. The results indicated that IJS could be employed as low-cost biosorbent in wastewater treatment for the removal of CR.

American Journal of Environmental Sciences
Volume 10 No. 4, 2014, 374-382

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2014.374.382

Submitted On: 8 January 2014 Published On: 30 June 2014

How to Cite: Sivaramakrishna, L., Reddy, M. S., Jagadeesh, M., Zuhairi, W. Y. W., Taha, M. R. & Reddy, A. V. (2014). EVALUATION OF BIOMASS, INDIAN JUJUBA SEED (IJS) FOR REMOVAL OF CONGO RED. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 10(4), 374-382. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2014.374.382

Open AccessCopyright: © 2014 L. Sivaramakrishna, M. Sivasankar Reddy, M. Jagadeesh, W. Y. Wan Zuhairi, M. R. Taha and A. Varada Reddy. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Biosorption
  • Jujuba Seeds (IJS)
  • Congo Red
  • Kinetic Study