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DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
Congo red (CR), one of the toxic dyes, which is extensively
used for dyestuffs, textile, paper and plastic industries. CR does not easily
biodegrade in aqueous medium and show harmful effect on aquatic as well as
human life. In the present work adsorption studies of CR onto Sarpgandha
(Rauwolfia serpentine) leaves powder (SLP) adsorbent was examined in aqueous
solution at 27.5ºC with the effects of initial concentration, adsorbent dose,
temperature and contact time. Highest 70.98% adsorption efficiency recorded for
20 mg/L solution concentration onto 2.5g of SLP. The applicability of Langmuir
and Freundlich isotherm model was investigated, and the Freundlich adsorption
isotherm model exhibited the best fit than Langmuir isotherm model with the
experimental data. The kinetic data was fitted to pseudo-second-order kinetic
model. The adsorption technique was found to be SLP is very useful and cost
effective for a better removal of hazardous CR dye.
Country : India
IRJIET, Volume 4, Issue 4, April 2020 pp. 1-7