THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NATURAL ADSORBENT FOR REMOVAL OF DYE USING TWO ISOTHERM MODELS

Authors

  • N.S. Gin 1Department of Chemistry, Federal University Gashua, P.M.B.1005, Gashua, Yobe State,
  • D.S. Buteh Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Adamu Tafawa Balewa College of Education Kangere, Bauchi,
  • P.J. Manga 3Department of Physics, University of Maiduguri, Borno State,
  • S. Daniel Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, P.M.B.0094, Bauchi,
  • Y.G. Ranga Department of Chemistry University of Jos, P.M.B.2084, Jos, Plateau State,
  • H. Abdulmumini Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, P.M.B.0094, Bauchi,
  • A. SarkinNoma Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, P.M.B.0094, Bauchi,
  • B. Dangana Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, P.M.B.0094, Bauchi,
  • A.B. Alhassan Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi, P.M.B.0094, Bauchi,

Abstract

The low-cost and more efficient adsorbents of Azadirachta Indica (Neem) are charcoal, bark; leave and root were investigated for its optimistic de-colorization of wastewater containing a dye. The effect of various parameters such as contact time, pH, temperature and adsorbent dosage has been carried out in this study. Two isotherm models were developed for compliance with Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm. The results of the goodness fit test based on Root Mean Square Error (RMSE), R2 for Langmuir and Freundlich models were given as, for pH (0.9745 – 0.99919), (0.4831 – 0.9999) for Adsorbent Dose is (0.9034 – 0.9221), (0.4689 – 0.9884) for contact time (0.9494 – 0.9513), (0.4677 – 0.9990) and temperature (0.9264 – 0.9349), (0.3755 – 0.5849) respectively.  Both models were found to be best fit on decolorization of dye with contact time, pH, temperature and adsorbent dosage. pH 5 value indicated that adsorbent was effective in the removal of dye.

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Published

2023-10-06

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2023)

Section

ARTICLES