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Using natural adsorbent bamboo biochar for rhodamine b removal from aqueous solution
Autor
ALCANTARA, R.R.
CORREA, W.C.
ORTIZ, N.
FUNGARO, D.A.
IWA LEADING EDGE CONFERENCE ON WATER AND WASTEWATER TECHNOLOGIES, 13th
Resumen
Bamboo biochar was tested for its efficiency in removing Rhodamine B (RB) dye from
aqueous solution. The bioadsorption process was measured through equilibrium adsorption isotherms
represented by the Langmuir and Freundlich models. Nonlinear regression method was used for the
determination of isotherm parameters. An error analysis was undertaken to investigate the effect of
applying six error criteria to determine the best-fitting equilibrium model to the experimental data. The
equilibrium data for RB adsorption well fited to the Langmuir equation, with maximum monolayer
adsorption capacity of 0.638 mg g-1. The present investigations show that bamboo biochar is an
alternative adsorbent for RB removal from wastewater.