Two and three-parameter isothermal modeling for liquid-phase sorption of Procion Blue H-B by inactive mycelial biomass of Panus fulvus
✍ Scribed by Dr. Muthuswamy Sathishkumar; Arthur Raj Binupriya; Kuppusamy Vijayaraghavan; Soon-Il Yun
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 530 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0268-2575
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Procion Blue H‐B (PBHB) was used as a model reactive dye for biosorption studies onto inactive/dead mycelial biomass of Panus fulvus. Process parameters like pH, contact time and temperature were optimized. pH 2, 150 min of contact time and 35 °C were found to be more favorable for maximum biosorption. Various two‐ and three‐parameter isotherms were employed to understand the biosorption process. Among the various two‐parameter isothermal models applied, the Langmuir isotherm showed the best fit and among the three‐parameter isothermal models, the Khan, Redlich–Peterson, Sips and Toth isotherm models showed similar fits and only the Koble–Corrigan model showed a poor fit. In kinetic studies, pseudo‐first‐order model fitted better than pseudo‐second‐order model. Maximum desorption was observed in alkaline pH, which reveals the possibility of a chemisorption mechanism involved in the removal of PBHB. Among the various desorption media assessed, 70% (v/v) acetone showed complete desorption of the sorbate from the sorbent. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed the non‐fibrous nature of the adsorbent. FT‐IR studies showed the existence of amine groups in the sorbent which are the major adsorbent sites for reactive dyes. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry