REMOVAL OF DYE CRYSTAL VIOLET FROM WASTE WATER BY LOW COST NATURAL ADSORBENT (CCNS)
Shobha Borhade*
Abstract
Adsorption study was conducted with dye crystal violet on natural low
cost adsorbent charcoal of cashew nut shell. Adsorption of crystal
violet dye was studied with the initial dye concentration at pH 6.0 at
298K, 303K, 308 K & 313 K. The adsorption study were carried out
isothermally at four different temperatures. Freudlich isotherm and
Langmuir isotherm were used to describe the equilibrium data and the
result were discussed in details. The thermodynamic parameters such
as standard free energy change, entropy change and enthalpy change
were studied for charcoal of cashew nut shell. This values showed that
the adsorption of crystal violet on charcoal of cashew nut shell was a
spontaneous and endothermic process.
Keywords: Charcoal of cashew nut shell (CCNS), Crystal violet, Adsorption, Langmuir isotherm, Freundlich isotherm, Thermodynamics data.
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