Title :
Kinetic modeling for the adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using Tunisian clay
Author :
Ghribi, A. ; Bagane, M.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Thermodynamics Unit, ENIG Gabes, Tunisia
Abstract :
Methylene blue removal from aqueous solution, using the adsorption process onto raw clay, was investigated. The effect of parameters such as pH and initial dye concentration was studied. Pseudo first-order, pseudo-second-order, models were considered to evaluate the rate parameters.
Keywords :
adsorption; clay; organic compounds; reaction rate constants; Tunisian clay; aqueous solution; kinetic modeling; methylene blue adsorption process; methylene blue removal; pseudo first-order model; pseudo second-order model; raw clay; Adsorption; Carbon; Chemicals; Effluents; Kinetic theory; Mathematical model; Thermodynamics; Adsorption; Kinetic; Methylene blue; Modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), 2015 6th International
Conference_Location :
Sousse
DOI :
10.1109/IREC.2015.7110940
