Adsorption, Kinetic, Equilibrium and （吸附、动态、平衡和）.pdf

J. Mater. Environ. Sci. 3 (1) (2012) 157-170 Vijyakumar et al. ISSN : 2028-2508 CODEN: JMESCN Adsorption, Kinetic, Equilibrium and Thermodynamic studies on the removal of basic dye Rhodamine-B from aqueous solution by the use of natural adsorbent perlite 1 2 3* G.Vijayakumar , R.Tamilarasan , M. Dharmendirakumar 1Department of Chemistry, Arignar Anna Government Arts College- Musiri, India. 2Department of Chemistry, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (Pattukottai Campus), Rajamadam-614 701, India. 2Department of Chemical Engineering, A.C.Tech., Anna University, Chennai-600025, India. Received in 19 Aug 2011, Revised 24 Sept 2011, Accepted 24 Sept 2011. * Corresponding author. E-mail: mdkumar@; Tel. 91-44 Fax: . 91-44 Abstract This paper presents the feasibility of removal of basic dye Rhodamine-B from aqueous solutions by using a low cost natural adsorbent perlite. Batch adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of pH, contact time, initial concentration of the adsorbate, adsorbent dosage and temperature. Dye adsorption equilibrium was rapidly attained after 50 minutes of the contact time, and it was described by the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms over the entire concentration ranges from 20-100 mgL-1. Adsorption data’s are used for modelling, from the first and second order kinetic equation and intra-particle diffusion o o o models. Thermodynamic parameters such as ∆H , ∆S , and ∆G were calcul