Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution on pyrolyzed petrified sediment

Aroguz A. Z., Gulen J., Evers R. H.

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, vol.99, no.6, pp.1503-1508, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 99 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.biortech.2007.04.033
  • Journal Name: BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1503-1508
  • Yıldız Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The adsorption kinetics of methylene blue on pyrolyzed petrified sediment (PPS) has been performed using a batch-adsorption technique. The effects of various experimental parameters, such as initial dye concentration, contact time, and temperature were investigated. The pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order kinetic models were used to describe the kinetic data. The best correlation coefficient was obtained using the pseudo first-order kinetic model, which shows that the adsorption of methylene blue followed the pseudo-first-order rate expression and the rate constants were evaluated.