Studies on the Removal of Malachite Green Using Indian Activated Coir Pith

V.R. Sankar Cheela*, D.V. Padma**, G. Santhosh Kumar***
* Department of Civil Engineering, Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapati Raj College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, India.
**-**** Department of Chemical Engineering, Maharaj Vijayaram Gajapati Raj College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh, India
Periodicity:August - October'2014
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.10.1.2907

Abstract

This paper discusses the feasibility of using activated coir pith as adsorbent prepared from coconut husk for removal of Malachite Green. Batch adsorption experiments are performed by considering contact time, pH, speed of agitation and particle size as variables. The data on equilibrium is fitted to Freundlich, Langmuir, Sips and Tempkin isotherms. The  xperimental data is found to be in close agreement with Tempkin adsorption isotherm (R2 value=0.93) followed by Sips and Freundlich (R2 value=0.913). Some experiments on % removal of Methylene blue using the same adsorbent suggested Malachite Green to be adsorbed better than Methylene blue.

Keywords

Malachite Green, Contact Time, Ph, Agitation, Equilibrium, % Removal.

How to Cite this Article?

Cheela, V. R. S., Padma, D.V., Kumar, G. S., and Subbarao , Ch. V. (2014). Studies on the Removal of Malachite Green Using Indian Activated Coir Pith. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 10(1), 18-26 https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.10.1.2907

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