Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies for Methylene Blue Adsorption onto Cement Kiln Dust
Keywords:
Adsorption, Methylene Blue Dye, Batch Mode Adsorption, Cement Kiln Dust.Abstract
This study examines the use of cement kiln dust (CKD) waste as an adsorbent for removing methylene blue (MB) dye through a batch-mode adsorption technique. The effect of some physical parameters, such as initial concentration of MB dye, mass of CKD adsorbent, and contact time, was considered. As a result, the optimal contact time was found to be 15 min for 95.35% removal of MB dye, the initial concentration of MB dye was 70 mg/l, and the mass of CKD adsorbent was equal to 0.10 g. The equilibrium data were analyzed using the Langmuir and the Freundlich isotherm models. The Langmuir isotherm model was found to fit the equilibrium data very well, with (R2) equal to 0.982 for the adsorption of MB, and the adsorption capacity was 34.48 mg/g. The adsorption kinetics were found to follow the pseudo-second-order rate kinetic model, with a good correlation (R2) equal to 0.988 for MB. This refers to the fact that the rate-limiting step was a chemosorption type of adsorption. The results showed that the CKD waste was found to be an attractive, low-cost adsorbent for the treatment of wastewater.
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