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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Adsorption of methylene blue dye from aqueous solutions using eichhornia crassipes
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, Volume 91, No. 3, Year 2013
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Adsorption of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution using dried roots, stems, and leaves of Eichhornia crassipes biomass obtained from Lake Victoria was studied. Batch experimental results revealed that the adsorption process was highly dependent on adsorbent dosage, initial MB concentration, E. crassipes particle size and aqueous solution temperature. The isotherm data fitted Freundlich mathematical models with maximum dye adsorption of 35.37 mg g -1. Roots adsorbed over 99 % of the MB in <5 min. Sorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order model. Results provide evidence that E. crassipes is an effective and inexpensive biomaterial for dye removal from aqueous dye solutions and industrial effluents. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wanyonyi, Wycliffe Chisutia
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Onyari, John Mmari
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Shiundu, Paul Mwanza
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
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Citations: 44
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00128-013-1053-0
ISSN:
00074861