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Kinetics and thermodynamics of basic dye sorption on phosphoric acid esterifying soybean hull with solid phase preparation technique.

Gong R, Sun J, Zhang D, Zhong K, Zhu G

The Laboratory of Bio-Macromolecular Evolution, College of Life Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, PR China.

In this paper, the solid phase preparation method of a cationic sorbent, which bears hydroxyl groups of phosphoric acid derived from esterified soybean hull (ESH), was reported. The sorption kinetics and thermodynamics of two basic dyes, acridine orange (AO) and malachite green (MG), from aqueous solution onto ESH were investigated with a batch system. The isothermal data of dye sorptions followed the Langmuir model better than the Freundlich model. The maximum sorption capacity (Q(m)) of ESH for AO and MG was 238.1 mg/g and 178.57 mg/g, respectively. The dye sorption processes could be described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic study indicated that the dye sorptions were spontaneous and exothermic. Lower temperatures were favorable for the sorption processes.

Published 17 March 2008 in Bioresour Technol, 99(10): 4510-4.
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