<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Adsorbents were derived from banana peel through chemical treatment using phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide to adsorb methylene blue from water. The adsorption of methylene blue was performed at varying concentrations and contact times. The equilibrium data fitted well with Langmuir equation, with a maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of 99.28 mg/g (28%). Phosphoric acid-treated adsorbent exhibits a greater capacity despite a lower affinity than the other adsorbents. A two-stage batch adsorber model was developed to optimize the adsorbent dosage for performance evaluation. Banana peel is a promising resource of adsorbent for wastewater treatment.</p></abstract>

Adsorbents were derived from banana peel through chemical treatment using phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide to adsorb methylene blue from water. The adsorption of methylene blue was performed at varying concentrations and contact times. The equilibrium data fitted well with Langmuir equation, with a maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of 99.28 mg/g (28%). Phosphoric acid-treated adsorbent exhibits a greater capacity despite a lower affinity than the other adsorbents. A two-stage batch adsorber model was developed to optimize the adsorbent dosage for performance evaluation. Banana peel is a promising resource of adsorbent for wastewater treatment.

Isotherm and kinetics of methylene blue removal by <italic>Musa acuminata</italic> peel adsorbents

Acta Chemica Malaysia

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Isotherm and kinetics of methylene blue removal by  peel adsorbents

Adsorbents were derived from banana peel through chemical treatment using phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide to adsorb methylene blue...

Isotherm and kinetics of methylene blue removal by Musa acuminata peel adsorbents

Published Online: Apr 03, 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acmy-2021-0009

Keywords
Activated carbon, adsorption, banana peel, two-stage adsorber, methylene blue

© 2021 Nurul Huda Mohd Noor et al., published by Sciendo

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Isotherm and kinetics of methylene blue removal by Musa acuminata peel adsorbents

Published Online: Apr 03, 2021

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acmy-2021-0009

KeywordsActivated carbon, adsorption, banana peel, two-stage adsorber, methylene blue

© 2021 Nurul Huda Mohd Noor et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Activated carbon, adsorption, banana peel, two-stage adsorber, methylene blue