Adsorption of dyes in activated carbon

Step 1 the concentr

CI is the sum of the absorbance
Determine the Coloration Index: CI at 420 and 520 nm the liquid is d
Determine the concentration of the dye in the liquid Conc (mg/L)
Do not forgre
Determine the adsortion capacity q (mg/g) when necess

q the adso
Alginate + activated carbon (1 g) concentra
time ABS @ 420 nm ABS @ 520 nm CI Dilution factor Conc q liquid (50
(min) (mg/L) (mg/g) carbon (1
0 0.444 2.18 2.624 2 101.71 0
5 0.253 1.076 1.329 1 25.65 3.80
10 0.091 0.413 0.504 1 9.59 4.61
15 0.015 0.14 0.155 1 2.79 4.95
20 0 0.031 0.031 1 0.38 5.07
30 0 0.009 0.009 1 -0.05 5.09

Activated carbon (1 g)
time ABS @ 420 nm ABS @ 520 nm CI Dilution factor Conc q
(min) (mg/L) (mg/g)
0 0.444 2.18 2.624 2 101.71 0
30 0.037 0.045 0.082 1 1.37 5.02

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Concentration profile of the colore

100 the liquid for the test 1-activated c
dots) and the test 2-immobilized a
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Conc. (mg/L)

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Time (min)

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q (mg/g)

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Time (min)
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q (mg
2

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Time (min)
 bsorbance the concentration of the colored sustance in
the liquid is determined with the equation:
Conc (mg/L) = 19.466*CI - 0.2238
Do not forgret to include the dilution factor
when necessary

q the adsorption capacity is calculated with the

concentration difference, the volume of the
liquid (50 mL) and the amount of activated
carbon (1 g)

oncentration profile of the colored substance in

e liquid for the test 1-activated carbon (blue
ts) and the test 2-immobilized activated carbon
Step 2. Pseudo-first order kinetic model for adsorption

Differential equation

Integrated equation

Linearized equation

First order kinetic model for adsorption

k= 0.254 (min-1)
qe = 5.050 (mg/g)
time q ln(qe-q)
(min) (mg/g)
0 0 1.6193644
5 3.8031727 0.22050559
10 4.6061452 -0.8125291
15 4.9458269 -2.26285781
20 5.0665161
30 5.0879287

2
time (min),
Experimental data 1.5
f(x) = − 0.253594026347011 x + 1.59307596892833
1 = 0.99611824948441
R²
q (mg/g)
adsorption capacity determined 0.5
from the experimenta data
0
ln(qe-q)

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
-0.5
-1
-1.5
-2
-2.5
Time (min)
 Model 6
time q
(min) (mg/g) 5
0 0.00
4
0.2 0.25

q (mg/g)
0.4 0.49 3
0.6 0.71
0.8 0.93 2
1 1.13
1.5 1.60 1
2 2.01
0
2.5 2.37 0 5 10 15 20 25
3 2.69
Time (min)
3.5 2.97
4 3.22
4.5 3.44
5 3.63
9307596892833
6 3.95
7 4.19
8 4.39
12 14 16 9 4.53
10 4.65
12 4.81
14 4.90
16 4.96
18 5.00
20 5.02
22 5.03
24 5.04
26 5.04
28 5.05
30 5.05
15 20 25 30 35
Time (min)
Step 2b. Pseudo-first order kinetic model for adsorption

Differential equation

Integrated equation

Linearized equation

SOLVER First order kinetic model for adsorption Model

time
k= 0.271 (min-1) (min)
qe = 5.050 (mg/g) 0
Coef corr R 2
0.99908 0.2
time q q modelo (q - qm)^2 0.4
(min) (mg/g) (mg/g) 0.6
0 0 0.00 0.00000 0.8
5 3.8031727 3.75 0.00314 1
10 4.6061452 4.71 0.01159 1.5
15 4.9458269 4.96 0.00030 2
20 5.0665161 5.03 0.00152 2.5
30 5.0879287 5.05 0.00156 3
0.01812 3.5
4
q predicted by the model 4.5
time (min), 5
Experimental data 6
difference between the prediction of the model 7
q (mg/g) and the experimental data.
adsorption capacity determined The difference should be cero for a perfect fitting 8
from the experimenta data 9
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
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q
(mg/g) 5
0.00
4
0.27
q (mg/g)

0.52 3
0.76
0.98 2
1.20
1.69 1
2.11
0
2.48 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
2.81 Time (min)
3.09
3.34
3.56
3.75
4.06
4.29
4.47
4.61
4.71
4.85
4.94
4.98
5.01
5.03
5.04
5.04
5.05
5.05
5.05
Step 3. Pseudo second order kinetic model for adsorption

Differential equation

Integrated equation

Linearized equation

Second order kinetic model for adsorption

K= 0.080 (min-1)
qe = 5.586 (mg/g)
time q t/q
(min) (mg/g)
0 0
5 3.803 1.31469181
10 4.606 2.17101276
15 4.946 3.03285988
20 5.067 3.94748573
30 5.088 5.89630904

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f(x) 5= 0.183291143673313 x + 0.339813546130143
R² = 0.998930701985451
4
t/q

0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Time (min)
 Model 6
time q
(min) (mg/g) 5
0 0.00
4
0.2 0.46
q (mg/g)

0.4 0.85 3
0.6 1.18
0.8 1.47 2
1 1.73
1.5 2.24 1
2 2.64
0
2.5 2.95 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
3 3.20 Time (min)
3.5 3.41
4 3.58
4.5 3.73
5 3.86
6 4.07
7 4.23
8 4.37
9 4.47
10 4.57
12 4.71
14 4.82
16 4.90
18 4.97
20 5.02
22 5.07
24 5.11
26 5.14
28 5.17
30 5.20
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Step 3b. Pseudo second order kinetic model for adsorption

Differential equation

Integrated equation

Linearized equation

SOLVER Second order kinetic model for adsorption

K= 0.080 (min-1)
qe = 5.586 (mg/g)
Coef corr R2 0.99867
time q q model (q - qm)2
(min) (mg/g) (mg/g)
0 0 0.00 0.00
5 3.803 3.86 0.00322
10 4.606 4.57 0.00167
15 4.946 4.86 0.00711
20 5.067 5.02 0.00177
30 5.088 5.20 0.01228
0.02604
 Model 6
time q
(min) (mg/g) 5
0 0.00
4
0.2 0.46
q (mg/g)

0.4 0.85 3
0.6 1.18
0.8 1.47 2
1 1.73
1
1.5 2.24
2 2.64
0
2.5 2.95 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
3 3.20 Time (min)
3.5 3.41
4 3.58
4.5 3.73
5 3.86
6 4.07
7 4.23
8 4.37
9 4.47
10 4.57
12 4.71
14 4.82
16 4.90
18 4.97
20 5.02
22 5.07
24 5.11
26 5.14
28 5.17
30 5.20
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