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Two and three‐parameter isothermal modeling for liquid‐phase sorption of Procion Blue H‐B by inactive mycelial biomass of Panus fulvus
Author(s) -
Sathishkumar Muthuswamy,
Binupriya Arthur Raj,
Vijayaraghavan Kuppusamy,
Yun SoonIl
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.1682
Subject(s) - biosorption , sorption , sorbent , desorption , langmuir adsorption model , chemistry , isothermal process , chemisorption , adsorption , langmuir , nuclear chemistry , chromatography , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Procion Blue H‐B (PBHB) was used as a model reactive dye for biosorption studies onto inactive/dead mycelial biomass of Panus fulvus . Process parameters like pH, contact time and temperature were optimized. pH 2, 150 min of contact time and 35 °C were found to be more favorable for maximum biosorption. Various two‐ and three‐parameter isotherms were employed to understand the biosorption process. Among the various two‐parameter isothermal models applied, the Langmuir isotherm showed the best fit and among the three‐parameter isothermal models, the Khan, Redlich–Peterson, Sips and Toth isotherm models showed similar fits and only the Koble–Corrigan model showed a poor fit. In kinetic studies, pseudo‐first‐order model fitted better than pseudo‐second‐order model. Maximum desorption was observed in alkaline pH, which reveals the possibility of a chemisorption mechanism involved in the removal of PBHB. Among the various desorption media assessed, 70% (v/v) acetone showed complete desorption of the sorbate from the sorbent. Scanning electron microscopy images revealed the non‐fibrous nature of the adsorbent. FT‐IR studies showed the existence of amine groups in the sorbent which are the major adsorbent sites for reactive dyes. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry