Adsorption characteristics of methylene blue onto low-cost dried and calcined water hyacinth: A batch and fixed-bed column study

Authors

  • nakorn suriyanon Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiangmai 50300, Thailand
  • Pattra Wongpankamol Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
  • Siraprapa Chainetr Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
  • Wanida Suriyanon Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/rmutlengj.2024.10

Keywords:

Adsorption, Methylene blue, Water hyacinth, Low-cost adsorbent, Fixed bed column

Abstract

This study investigated the potential of using two types of water hyacinth as adsorbents for removing Methylene Blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The Langmuir isotherm model best fits the adsorption isotherm data, with Dried Water Hyacinth (DWH) performing better than Calcined Water Hyacinth (CWH). The modeling data breakthrough curve indicated that DWH and CWH followed pseudo-second-order kinetics monolayer chemical sorption. Even though DWH has a lower adsorption capacity than activated carbon and other expensive adsorbents, it is comparable to, or performed better than other low-cost adsorbents.

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suriyanon, nakorn, Wongpankamol , P. ., Chainetr, S., & Suriyanon, W. . (2024). Adsorption characteristics of methylene blue onto low-cost dried and calcined water hyacinth: A batch and fixed-bed column study. RMUTL Engineering Journal, 9(2), 10–20. https://doi.org/10.14456/rmutlengj.2024.10

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