Onuma Prachpreecha. Utilization of activated carbon derived from the cellulose-based waste of Musa sapientum Linn. for removal of textile dye. Doctoral Degree(Environmental Science). Burapha University. Library. : Burapha University, 2016.
Utilization of activated carbon derived from the cellulose-based waste of Musa sapientum Linn. for removal of textile dye
Abstract:
The aims of this study were to examine the preparation and characterizations
of activated carbon from the peel and bunch of banana waste by using the FT-IR
spectroscopy and SEM (scanning electron microscopy), to study adsorption efficiency
of methyl orange dye on activated carbons, and to study the kinetic adsorption of
methyl orange dye on activated carbon in a batch system. It was found that changes
in surface morphology of activated carbon before and after activation showed well
developed pore structure in activated carbon demonstrating corrosive effect of
phosphoric acid (H3PO4). The peel and bunch of banana 0.05 g was a bio-adsorbent
for methyl orange dye adsorption under the suitable conditions at 90 minutes
adsorption time, pH 5.0 and 30˚C. The adsorption capacity of methyl orange dye by
both activated carbons reached the equilibrium around 90 minutes for all the ranges of
concentrations studied. The uptake of methyl orange dye increased from 0.29 to 0.89
mg/g on increasing the initial concentration from 0.5 to 3.0 mg/L. The equilibrium of
adsorption isotherm showed good correspondence with Langmuir isotherm model
with the maximum adsorption capacity found to be 0.86 mg/g for the peel of banana
and 0.89 mg/g for the bunch of banana. When these optimal conditions were applied
to the study of potential adsorbent for the removal of methyl orange dye from the
aqueous solution, it was found that the kinetic data was well described by the pseudo- second order kinetic model. The findings indicate that activated carbon prepared from
the peel and bunch of banana could be a low-cost alternative bio-adsorbent to be an
activated carbon in the wastewater treatment for removal of dyes.