Preparation of montmorillonite–alginate nanobiocomposite for adsorption of a textile dye in aqueous phase: Isotherm, kinetic and experimental design approaches

Preparation of montmorillonite–alginate nanobiocomposite for adsorption of a textile dye in aqueous phase: Isotherm, kinetic and experimental design approaches

In the present work, adsorption of basic red 46 (BR46) by nano-sized montmorillonite (MMT)/calciumalginate (CA) composite was optimized using central composite design. The maximum dye removal of85.07% was obtained at an initial dye concentration of 30 mg L 1, adsorbent dosage of 2 g L 1, contacttime of 60 min and temperature of 25 8C. The adsorption capacity decreased with decreasing both initialpH and mixing speed. The pseudo-second order kinetic model had the highest correlation coefficient(R2 = 1.00). Based on the Langmuir isotherm model, the maximum adsorption capacity of MMT/CA wasabout 35 mg g 1.

In the present work, adsorption of basic red 46 (BR46) by nano-sized montmorillonite (MMT)/calciumalginate (CA) composite was optimized using central composite design. The maximum dye removal of85.07% was obtained at an initial dye concentration of 30 mg L 1, adsorbent dosage of 2 g L 1, contacttime of 60 min and temperature of 25 8C. The adsorption capacity decreased with decreasing both initialpH and mixing speed. The pseudo-second order kinetic model had the highest correlation coefficient(R2 = 1.00). Based on the Langmuir isotherm model, the maximum adsorption capacity of MMT/CA wasabout 35 mg g 1.