Adsorption of methylene blue onto coconut (Cocos nucifera) leaf: optimization, isotherm and kinetic studies

• Main Authors: Jawad, Ali H., Abd Rashid, Ramlah, Mahmuod, Roweda M.A., Mohd Ishak, Mohd Azlan, Kasim, Nur Nasulhah, Ismail, Khudzir
• 格式: Article
• 语言: English
• 出版: Taylor & Francis Group 2016
• 主题: Q Science (General)
• 在线阅读: http://repo.uum.edu.my/18316/1/DWT%2057%2019%202016%201556-1567.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/18316/; http://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2015.1026282

Fallen coconut leaves (CLs) are agricultural wastes largely available in Malaysia.In this study, we utilized CLs as a low-cost adsorbent for adsorptive removal of methylene blue (MB), a cationic dye from aqueous solution.Response surface methodology was employed to investigate the effects of operat...