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Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 23, No. 10 (2011), 4486-4490

Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on the Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous
Solution onto Activated Carbon Prepared from Murraya koenigii (Curry Tree) Stems
S. SURESH1,*, R. WILFRED SUGUMAR2 and T. MAIYALAGAN3
1

Department of Chemistry, Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai-602 103, India
Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College, Chennai-600 059, India
3
South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC), University of the Western Cape, Modderdam Road, Bellville 7535,
Cape Town, South Africa
2

*Corresponding author: E-mail: ssureshrajindia@gmail.com
(Received: 29 November 2010;

Accepted: 24 June 2011)

AJC-10081

In the present study, activated carbon is prepared from Murraya koenigii Stems (MKST) and used for the adsorption of methylene blue
from aqueous solution. The nitrogen adsorption isotherms were used to characterize the pore properties of the activated carbon including
the BET surface area, pore volume and pore diameter. The specific surface area of the prepared carbon is 508 m2/g. Batch mode experiments
were conducted to study the effect of adsorbent dosage on the adsorption of methylene blue. The equilibrium data fits well with Langmuir
model with monolayer adsorption capacity of 123.46 mg/g. The adsorption kinetics was studied using pseudo-first order and pseudosecond order models. The rate of adsorption was found to conform to pseudo-second order kinetics with a good correlation. The results
show that methylene blue interacts strongly with the prepared activated carbon and hence the adsorbent is good for the removal of
methylene blue from aqueous solution.
Key Words: Activated carbon, Methylene blue, BET, Adsorption isotherm, Kinetics.

INTRODUCTION
The effluent from the textile industries is a major pollutant
in the industrial sector, based on the volume of discharge and
effluent composition1. Hence, effluent treatment is necessary
to reduce the dye concentration to acceptable level before
releasing into water bodies. Now-a-days, a lot of problems
are encountered in the removal of dyes from effluents since
these dyes are usually very stable and difficult to degrade
after use and hence coloured effluents from the industries are
treated by using various treatment techniques like adsorption2,
chemical coagulation3, biodegradation4, electrochemical
oxidation5,6, etc. Among these, adsorption is an effective
method for the treatment of dye wastewater. Since activated
carbon can adsorb dyes effectively from dilute solutions,
adsorption by activated carbon is an advantageous process
when compared to other methods.
In textile industry, methylene blue is a dye used for dyeing
cotton, silk and wool. Generally, Basic dyes are toxic colourant7
and have cationic properties that are due to the positive charge
localized on the nitrogen atom and delocalized throughout the
chromophoric system. Methylene blue causes eye burns, irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and acute exposure to methylene blue can cause increased heart rate, vomiting, shock,

Heinz body formation, cyanosis, jaundice, quadriplegia and
tissue necrosis in humans. Hence, removal of this dye form
effluents is very important in the environmental aspect. Many
biodegradable adsorbents have been studied for the adsorption
of dyes like coir pith8, neem leaf powder9, sawdust10, jute fiber
carbon11, curry tree seed12, agricultural wastes13, etc. still there
is a need for highly effective adsorbents.
Murraya koenigii commonly known as curry tree14 is
plenty in the southern part of India a plant that is native to
Asia. The stems of Murraya koenigii (curry tree) is an agricultural waste that is available throught the year. To produce a
value added product from this agricultural waste it is proposed
to convert it into activated carbon. The objective of the present
work is to examine the adsorption and access the feasibility of
using activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii (curry
tree) stem as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue
from aqueous solution.

EXPERIMENTAL
Methylene blue obtained for this investigation was from
HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Limited, Mumbai. The molecular
structure of the dye is shown in Fig. 1. It is a heterocyclic aromatic
chemical compound with molecular formula C16H18N3SCl.
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Studies on the Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon 4487
N

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Characterization of the adsorbent
N+

S
Cl-

CH3

CH3
Fig. 1. Molecular structure of methylene blue

Preparation of activated carbon: Murraya koenigii
stems were cut into small pieces of 2-3 cm and dried for 36 h
at 393 K. The raw material is mixed with K2CO3 at an impregnation ratio of 1:1. The mixture is dried in an oven at 393 K
for 24 h.
The samples were loaded in a ceramic boat and placed in
a tubular furnace under high purity N2 (99.99 %) flow of 150
cm3/min. The sample is heated to 800 °C and it is maintained
at that temperature for 0.5 h. The reactor is then cooled to
room temperature under N2 flow and the sample is repeatedly
washed with water until the filtrate become neutral. The sample
is dried at 373 K for 1 day to prepare the adsorbent used for
the study. The carbon is finally crushed and they are sieved to
particle size of 125-150 mesh and stored in plastic bottles for
adsorption studies.
Characterization: The surface area of the prepared carbon
is measured by N2 adsorption at -196 ºC using micromeritics
ASAP 2020 surface area analyzer. Prior to the analysis, the
sample was outgassed at 150 ºC for 12 h. The differential pore
volume and pore size distributions were calculated using a
Horvath and Kawazone model15 and BJH model16. The median
pore width was calculated using Horvath and Kawazoe method.
Batch adsorption experiments: The effect of adsorbent
mass on the amount of dye adsorbed was determined by using
50 mL of dye solution of initial dye concentration of 80 mg/L
with different amount of the adsorbent (0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08,
0.10, 0.12 g) in orbital shaker at room temperature for an equilibrium time of 8 h. The sorption equilibrium experiments were
done by using a fixed adsorbent mass in 50 mL of the dye
solution at different initial dye concentrations. The samples
were centrifuged and the supernatant solution was analyzed
at the wavelength of maximum absorbance (668 nm) using a
spectrophotometer (ELICO:SL 207). Kinetic experiments were
carried out using mechanical stirrer in the concentration range
of 80 to 200 mg/L. The percentage of dye removal and the
amount adsorbed on to unit weight of the adsorbent mass was
calculated using the equations:
Percentage of dye removal =

(C i − C e )
× 100
Ci

(1)

The amount of adsorption at equilibrium qe (mg/g) was
calculated by:
Amount adsorbed (qe) =

(C i − C e ) V
M

(2)

where Ci and Ce are the liquid phase concentrations of the dye
at initial and equilibrium concentrations (mg/L), respectively.
M is the mass (g) of adsorbent and V is the volume of dye
solution (mL).

Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm of the prepared
activated carbon: A qualitative information on the adsorption
process and the extent of surface area available to the adsorbate
is given by the shape of the adsorption isotherm. The N2 adsorption isotherm of the activated carbon prepared from Murraya
koenigii stems (MKST) at -196 ºC is shown in Fig. 2. The
adsorption isotherm is classified as type I isotherm indicating
that the carbon is mainly microporous17 in nature. The presence
of hysteresis indicates the presence of mesopores on the surface
of the carbon. The amount of nitrogen adsorbed on the adsorbent gradually increases in the whole relative pressure range,
implying that this carbon contains a small amount of mesopores.
The prepared carbon exhibits a moderately developed porosity
with a specific surface area of 508 m2/g and the single point
adsorption total pore volume of pores (< 913.205 Å) is 0.2939
cm3/g. The BJH average pore radius (2 V/A) is 15.834 Å and
median pore width by Horvath and Kawazoe is 8.857 Å. The
presence of micropores and mesopores in the activated carbon
prepared from Murraya koenigii stems is given by pore size
distribution calculated by Hovarth and Kawazone method and
the differential pore volume plot is given by the Fig. 3.
200
180
160
140

3

N

Quantity Adsorbed(cm /g STP)

CH3

120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0.0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1.0

0

Relative Pressure(P/P )

Fig. 2. Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm of the prepared activated
carbon
0.10

0.08

dV/dW(cm3/g.Å)

H3C

0.06

0.04

0.02

0.00
0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Pore Width (Å)

Fig. 3. Horvath-Kawazoe differential pore volume plot for the prepared
activated carbon
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Asian J. Chem.

Effect of adsorbent dosage: The amount of dye adsorbed
(mg/g) and the percentage dye removal with increase in adsorbent
dosage is shown in Fig. 4. The carbon dosage was varied in
the range of 0.02 to 0.12 g and the adsorption of methylene
blue for a dye concentration of 80 mg/L was studied.
80
100
70

90

70
50
60

0.35
0.30

40

40

% Dye Removal vs Adsorbent Dosage
qe vs Adsorbent dosage

20

40

60

80

100

30
120

Adsorbent Dosage (mg/50mL)

The percentage dye removal increased from 38.16 to 98.99
% for an adsorbent dosage of 0.02 to 0.12 g. This is due to the
increased surface area and availability of more adsorption sites.
An adsorbent dosage of 0.12 g was required to attain 98.99 %
dye removal. When the adsorbent and the solute concentration
are low then the adsorption rate is low. On the other hand,
when the adsorbent to the solute concentration is high then
the adsorption is more onto the adsorbent surface and hence
there is a decrease in the solute concentration in the solution.
At high adsorbent to solute concentration, the adsorption is
high on the adsorbent surface and hence the solute concentration
in the solution decreases. This is due to the adsorption of a
fixed amount of dye on a fixed mass of the adsorbent.
Adsorption isotherm: The equilibrium adsorption data
is described by using equilibrium isotherm equations. Adsorption equilibrium is necessary to design and analyze the
adsorption process that plays a major role in understanding
the adsorption process18. The parameters obtained from the
various models provide important information on the surface
properties and mechanisms of the sorbents. When a dye molecule occupies a specific site then no further adsorption can
take place at that site. The Langmuir19, Freundlich20 and
Temkin21 isotherms were tested.
Q m K L Ce
1 + K L C e or Ce/qe =1/QmKL + Ce/Qm

0.20
0.15
0.10

Fig. 4. Percentage of dye removal versus adsorbent dosage (C0 = 80 ppm;
V = 0.05 L; t = 8 h)

qe =

0.25

Ce/qe (g/L)

50

30

0.40

60

qe(mg/g)

% Dye Removal

80

constant indicative of the relative adsorption capacity of the
adsorbent (mg/g) and 1/n is the adsorption intensity. The constant
B = RT/b and it is related to the free energy of adsorption and
KT is the Temkin isotherm constant (L/g) where these constants
can be calculated from a plot of qe versus ln Ce. The various
isotherm constants were calculated from the linear form of
the model and the results are given in Table-1. The R2 value of
0.9986 for Langmuir model proves that this model fits better
with monolayer coverage of methylene blue on the prepared
activated carbon.

(3)

qe = KFCe1/n or log qe = 1/n log Ce + log KF
(4)
qe = RT/b ln (KTCe) or qe = B1 ln KT + B1 ln Ce
(5)
where qe is the amount of dye adsorbed per unit weight of
adsorbent (mg/g), Ce the concentration of the dye solution (mg/
L) at equilibrium and KL is the constant related to the free
energy of adsorption (L/mg). Qm is the maximum adsorption
capacity. The values of Qm and KL were calculated from the
slope and intercept of the linear plot (Fig. 5). KF is a Freundlich

0.05
0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

Ce (mg/L)
Fig. 5. Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm for methylene blue onto MKST

An essential characteristic of Langmuir isotherm can be
expressed in terms of a dimensionless constant called the equilibrium parameter, RL, which is defined by the equation22:
RL = 1/1 + KL × C0

(6)

The value of RL indicates the type of isotherm to be
favourable (0 < RL < 1), linear (RL = 1), unfavourable (RL > 1)
or irreversible RL = 0, where KL is the Langmuir constant and
C0 is the highest initial dye concentration (mg/L). The value
of RL was found to be in the range of 0.042-0.019 for different
dye concentrations, which suggests that the adsorption of
methylene blue is a favourable process.
The Freundlich model assumes that the adsorption of
methylene blue occurs on a heterogeneous surface with the
total adsorption increasing with an increase in concentration.
The value of n in the range of 0 < n > 1 represents favourable
adsorption conditions23. A plot of log qe versus log Ce (Fig. 6)
used to calculate the Freundlich constant Kf and n. The value
of n was found to be 4.48, which indicate favourable adsorption
of methylene blue by the prepared activated carbon.
The linear form of the Temkin equation is used to analyse
the adsorption data and is observed that the R2 value (0.9923)
is good when compared to the Freuendlich isotherm, which
proves the applicability of Temkin isotherm (Fig. 7). It is
observed that the R2 for Langmuir > Temkin > Freuendlich.
The experimental results and the equilibrium data were well
represented by the Langmuir and Temkin isotherm with a good
coefficient of determination R2 (0.9986 and 0.9923) and hence
this confirms the monolayer coverage of methylene blue on
to the activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii stems.
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Studies on the Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon 4489
2.0

2.2

2.0

1.5

log(qe-qt)

log qe

1.8

1.6

1.0

80 ppm
120 ppm
160 ppm
200 ppm

0.5

1.4
0.0

1.2

0.6

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

0

20

40

60

1.6

80

100

120

140

160

t (min)

log Ce
Fig. 6. Freundlich adsorption isotherm of methylene blue on to MKST

Fig. 8. Pseudo first order kinetics plot for the adsorption of methylene blue
onto MKST

TABLE-1
LANGMUIR, FREUNDLICH AND TEMKIN CONSTANTS
FOR THE ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE ONTO
ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM MKST

120
110

Isotherm

100

Values

Langmuir
qm (mg/g)
KL (L/mg)
R2

qe (mg/g)

90
80

123.46
0.28
0.9986

Freundlich
log KF (mg/g)
n
R2
Temkin
KT (L/mg)
B1
R2

70
60
50
40
1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

1.71
4.48
0.9825
8.47
19.7
0.9923

2.5

ln Ce
Fig. 7. Temkin isotherm of methylene blue onto MKST

80 ppm
120 ppm
160 ppm
200 ppm

Adsorption kinetics: Adsorption kinetics was investigated
by pseudo first order24 and pseudo second order25 model. The
linear form of pseudo first order reaction and pseudo second
order model is given by:
log (qe-qt) = log qe - k1/2.303t
2

t/qt = 1/k2qe + t/qt

(7)
(8)

The slope and the intercept of the plot of log (qe-qt) versus
time (Fig. 8) and t/qt versus time were used to determine the
rate constant k1 and k2 and the results are given in Table-1.
The R2 value was observed in the range of 0.9548 to 0.9858
for dye concentrations from 80 to 200 ppm. Since the experimental qe values and calculated qe value do not agree with
each other with low correlation coefficient, it is suggested that
the pseudo first order model does not fit well.
The high R2 value (> 0.9896) for different dye concentrations for the pseudo second order model (Fig. 9) proves that
the adsorption kinetics follows the pseudo second order model.
The qe calculated from the pseudo second order model and
the high R2 value suggests that the pseudo second order model

t/qt (min g/mg)

2.0

1.5

1.0

0.5

0.0

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

t (min)
Fig. 9. Pseudo second order kinetics plot for the adsorption of methylene
blue onto MKST

better represents the adsorption kinetics and it appears that
chemisorption process25,26 controls the adsorption process. The
values of kinetic constants and qe for methylene blue adsorption
onto MKST are given in Table-2.
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Asian J. Chem.

TABLE-2
KINETIC MODEL VALUES FOR THE ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE ON TO ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM MKST
Concentration
(ppm)

qe (mg/g)

80
120
160
200

76.29
86.52
94.28
87.03

Pseudo first order values
k1 min-1)
R2
0.02630
0.9858
0.02171
0.9548
0.02022
0.9646
0.01876
0.9570

Table-3 gives the adsorption capacity of some of the
adsorbents used for the adsorption of methylene blue. It is
observed that the adsorption of activated carbon prepared from
Murraya koenigii stem waste is comparatively good when
compared with some of the adsorbents already reported in the
literature for the adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous
solution. The adsorption capacity (qmax value) of 123.46 mg/g
suggests that the activated carbon prepared from Murraya
koenigii stems is a good adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution. The adsorption capacity of
the adsorbent (qmax) prepared suggests that methylene blue is
adsorbed easily by the activated carbon used in the present
study.
TABLE-3
COMPARISON OF MAXIMUM ADSORPTION CAPACITY FOR
METHYLENE BLUE ON OTHER DIFFERENT ADSORBENTS
Adsorbent
Raw date pits
Coir pith
Hazelnut shell-based
Sawdust-walnut
Sawdust-pitch pine
Sawdust-Cherry
Sawdust-Oak
Curry tree Stem

Adsorption capacity (mg/g)
80.3
5.87
76.9
59.17
27.78
39.84
29.94
123.46

Reference
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28
29
29
29
29
29
Present study

Conclusion
The results show that the adsorbent has a good BET
surface area of 508 m2/g with a total pore volume of 0.2939
cm3/g. The equilibrium data fitted well with the Langmuir
isotherm, confirming the monolayer coverage of methylene
blue onto MKST with a monolayer adsorption capacity of
123.46 mg/g. The dimensionless separation factor (RL) value
between 0 and 1 shows favourable adsorption. The kinetics of
methylene blue adsorption on the prepared carbon follows
pseudo-second order model. The material used in this study is
an agricultural waste product, freely and abundantly available
and hence it can be used as alternative to the other commercial
activated carbons used for dye removal in wastewater treatment
process.

Pseudo second order values
k2 [g/(mg min)]
h
0.00077
5.28
0.00041
3.78
0.00037
3.99
0.00066
5.53

R2
0.9982
0.9945
0.9896
0.9944

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Equilibrium and kinetic studies on the adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous

  • 1. Asian Journal of Chemistry; Vol. 23, No. 10 (2011), 4486-4490 Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies on the Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon Prepared from Murraya koenigii (Curry Tree) Stems S. SURESH1,*, R. WILFRED SUGUMAR2 and T. MAIYALAGAN3 1 Department of Chemistry, Panimalar Institute of Technology, Chennai-602 103, India Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College, Chennai-600 059, India 3 South African Institute for Advanced Materials Chemistry (SAIAMC), University of the Western Cape, Modderdam Road, Bellville 7535, Cape Town, South Africa 2 *Corresponding author: E-mail: ssureshrajindia@gmail.com (Received: 29 November 2010; Accepted: 24 June 2011) AJC-10081 In the present study, activated carbon is prepared from Murraya koenigii Stems (MKST) and used for the adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution. The nitrogen adsorption isotherms were used to characterize the pore properties of the activated carbon including the BET surface area, pore volume and pore diameter. The specific surface area of the prepared carbon is 508 m2/g. Batch mode experiments were conducted to study the effect of adsorbent dosage on the adsorption of methylene blue. The equilibrium data fits well with Langmuir model with monolayer adsorption capacity of 123.46 mg/g. The adsorption kinetics was studied using pseudo-first order and pseudosecond order models. The rate of adsorption was found to conform to pseudo-second order kinetics with a good correlation. The results show that methylene blue interacts strongly with the prepared activated carbon and hence the adsorbent is good for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution. Key Words: Activated carbon, Methylene blue, BET, Adsorption isotherm, Kinetics. INTRODUCTION The effluent from the textile industries is a major pollutant in the industrial sector, based on the volume of discharge and effluent composition1. Hence, effluent treatment is necessary to reduce the dye concentration to acceptable level before releasing into water bodies. Now-a-days, a lot of problems are encountered in the removal of dyes from effluents since these dyes are usually very stable and difficult to degrade after use and hence coloured effluents from the industries are treated by using various treatment techniques like adsorption2, chemical coagulation3, biodegradation4, electrochemical oxidation5,6, etc. Among these, adsorption is an effective method for the treatment of dye wastewater. Since activated carbon can adsorb dyes effectively from dilute solutions, adsorption by activated carbon is an advantageous process when compared to other methods. In textile industry, methylene blue is a dye used for dyeing cotton, silk and wool. Generally, Basic dyes are toxic colourant7 and have cationic properties that are due to the positive charge localized on the nitrogen atom and delocalized throughout the chromophoric system. Methylene blue causes eye burns, irritation to the gastrointestinal tract and acute exposure to methylene blue can cause increased heart rate, vomiting, shock, Heinz body formation, cyanosis, jaundice, quadriplegia and tissue necrosis in humans. Hence, removal of this dye form effluents is very important in the environmental aspect. Many biodegradable adsorbents have been studied for the adsorption of dyes like coir pith8, neem leaf powder9, sawdust10, jute fiber carbon11, curry tree seed12, agricultural wastes13, etc. still there is a need for highly effective adsorbents. Murraya koenigii commonly known as curry tree14 is plenty in the southern part of India a plant that is native to Asia. The stems of Murraya koenigii (curry tree) is an agricultural waste that is available throught the year. To produce a value added product from this agricultural waste it is proposed to convert it into activated carbon. The objective of the present work is to examine the adsorption and access the feasibility of using activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii (curry tree) stem as an adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution. EXPERIMENTAL Methylene blue obtained for this investigation was from HiMedia Laboratories Pvt. Limited, Mumbai. The molecular structure of the dye is shown in Fig. 1. It is a heterocyclic aromatic chemical compound with molecular formula C16H18N3SCl.
  • 2. Vol. 23, No. 10 (2011) Studies on the Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon 4487 N RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Characterization of the adsorbent N+ S Cl- CH3 CH3 Fig. 1. Molecular structure of methylene blue Preparation of activated carbon: Murraya koenigii stems were cut into small pieces of 2-3 cm and dried for 36 h at 393 K. The raw material is mixed with K2CO3 at an impregnation ratio of 1:1. The mixture is dried in an oven at 393 K for 24 h. The samples were loaded in a ceramic boat and placed in a tubular furnace under high purity N2 (99.99 %) flow of 150 cm3/min. The sample is heated to 800 °C and it is maintained at that temperature for 0.5 h. The reactor is then cooled to room temperature under N2 flow and the sample is repeatedly washed with water until the filtrate become neutral. The sample is dried at 373 K for 1 day to prepare the adsorbent used for the study. The carbon is finally crushed and they are sieved to particle size of 125-150 mesh and stored in plastic bottles for adsorption studies. Characterization: The surface area of the prepared carbon is measured by N2 adsorption at -196 ºC using micromeritics ASAP 2020 surface area analyzer. Prior to the analysis, the sample was outgassed at 150 ºC for 12 h. The differential pore volume and pore size distributions were calculated using a Horvath and Kawazone model15 and BJH model16. The median pore width was calculated using Horvath and Kawazoe method. Batch adsorption experiments: The effect of adsorbent mass on the amount of dye adsorbed was determined by using 50 mL of dye solution of initial dye concentration of 80 mg/L with different amount of the adsorbent (0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10, 0.12 g) in orbital shaker at room temperature for an equilibrium time of 8 h. The sorption equilibrium experiments were done by using a fixed adsorbent mass in 50 mL of the dye solution at different initial dye concentrations. The samples were centrifuged and the supernatant solution was analyzed at the wavelength of maximum absorbance (668 nm) using a spectrophotometer (ELICO:SL 207). Kinetic experiments were carried out using mechanical stirrer in the concentration range of 80 to 200 mg/L. The percentage of dye removal and the amount adsorbed on to unit weight of the adsorbent mass was calculated using the equations: Percentage of dye removal = (C i − C e ) × 100 Ci (1) The amount of adsorption at equilibrium qe (mg/g) was calculated by: Amount adsorbed (qe) = (C i − C e ) V M (2) where Ci and Ce are the liquid phase concentrations of the dye at initial and equilibrium concentrations (mg/L), respectively. M is the mass (g) of adsorbent and V is the volume of dye solution (mL). Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm of the prepared activated carbon: A qualitative information on the adsorption process and the extent of surface area available to the adsorbate is given by the shape of the adsorption isotherm. The N2 adsorption isotherm of the activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii stems (MKST) at -196 ºC is shown in Fig. 2. The adsorption isotherm is classified as type I isotherm indicating that the carbon is mainly microporous17 in nature. The presence of hysteresis indicates the presence of mesopores on the surface of the carbon. The amount of nitrogen adsorbed on the adsorbent gradually increases in the whole relative pressure range, implying that this carbon contains a small amount of mesopores. The prepared carbon exhibits a moderately developed porosity with a specific surface area of 508 m2/g and the single point adsorption total pore volume of pores (< 913.205 Å) is 0.2939 cm3/g. The BJH average pore radius (2 V/A) is 15.834 Å and median pore width by Horvath and Kawazoe is 8.857 Å. The presence of micropores and mesopores in the activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii stems is given by pore size distribution calculated by Hovarth and Kawazone method and the differential pore volume plot is given by the Fig. 3. 200 180 160 140 3 N Quantity Adsorbed(cm /g STP) CH3 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 0 Relative Pressure(P/P ) Fig. 2. Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherm of the prepared activated carbon 0.10 0.08 dV/dW(cm3/g.Å) H3C 0.06 0.04 0.02 0.00 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Pore Width (Å) Fig. 3. Horvath-Kawazoe differential pore volume plot for the prepared activated carbon
  • 3. 4488 Suresh et al. Asian J. Chem. Effect of adsorbent dosage: The amount of dye adsorbed (mg/g) and the percentage dye removal with increase in adsorbent dosage is shown in Fig. 4. The carbon dosage was varied in the range of 0.02 to 0.12 g and the adsorption of methylene blue for a dye concentration of 80 mg/L was studied. 80 100 70 90 70 50 60 0.35 0.30 40 40 % Dye Removal vs Adsorbent Dosage qe vs Adsorbent dosage 20 40 60 80 100 30 120 Adsorbent Dosage (mg/50mL) The percentage dye removal increased from 38.16 to 98.99 % for an adsorbent dosage of 0.02 to 0.12 g. This is due to the increased surface area and availability of more adsorption sites. An adsorbent dosage of 0.12 g was required to attain 98.99 % dye removal. When the adsorbent and the solute concentration are low then the adsorption rate is low. On the other hand, when the adsorbent to the solute concentration is high then the adsorption is more onto the adsorbent surface and hence there is a decrease in the solute concentration in the solution. At high adsorbent to solute concentration, the adsorption is high on the adsorbent surface and hence the solute concentration in the solution decreases. This is due to the adsorption of a fixed amount of dye on a fixed mass of the adsorbent. Adsorption isotherm: The equilibrium adsorption data is described by using equilibrium isotherm equations. Adsorption equilibrium is necessary to design and analyze the adsorption process that plays a major role in understanding the adsorption process18. The parameters obtained from the various models provide important information on the surface properties and mechanisms of the sorbents. When a dye molecule occupies a specific site then no further adsorption can take place at that site. The Langmuir19, Freundlich20 and Temkin21 isotherms were tested. Q m K L Ce 1 + K L C e or Ce/qe =1/QmKL + Ce/Qm 0.20 0.15 0.10 Fig. 4. Percentage of dye removal versus adsorbent dosage (C0 = 80 ppm; V = 0.05 L; t = 8 h) qe = 0.25 Ce/qe (g/L) 50 30 0.40 60 qe(mg/g) % Dye Removal 80 constant indicative of the relative adsorption capacity of the adsorbent (mg/g) and 1/n is the adsorption intensity. The constant B = RT/b and it is related to the free energy of adsorption and KT is the Temkin isotherm constant (L/g) where these constants can be calculated from a plot of qe versus ln Ce. The various isotherm constants were calculated from the linear form of the model and the results are given in Table-1. The R2 value of 0.9986 for Langmuir model proves that this model fits better with monolayer coverage of methylene blue on the prepared activated carbon. (3) qe = KFCe1/n or log qe = 1/n log Ce + log KF (4) qe = RT/b ln (KTCe) or qe = B1 ln KT + B1 ln Ce (5) where qe is the amount of dye adsorbed per unit weight of adsorbent (mg/g), Ce the concentration of the dye solution (mg/ L) at equilibrium and KL is the constant related to the free energy of adsorption (L/mg). Qm is the maximum adsorption capacity. The values of Qm and KL were calculated from the slope and intercept of the linear plot (Fig. 5). KF is a Freundlich 0.05 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Ce (mg/L) Fig. 5. Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm for methylene blue onto MKST An essential characteristic of Langmuir isotherm can be expressed in terms of a dimensionless constant called the equilibrium parameter, RL, which is defined by the equation22: RL = 1/1 + KL × C0 (6) The value of RL indicates the type of isotherm to be favourable (0 < RL < 1), linear (RL = 1), unfavourable (RL > 1) or irreversible RL = 0, where KL is the Langmuir constant and C0 is the highest initial dye concentration (mg/L). The value of RL was found to be in the range of 0.042-0.019 for different dye concentrations, which suggests that the adsorption of methylene blue is a favourable process. The Freundlich model assumes that the adsorption of methylene blue occurs on a heterogeneous surface with the total adsorption increasing with an increase in concentration. The value of n in the range of 0 < n > 1 represents favourable adsorption conditions23. A plot of log qe versus log Ce (Fig. 6) used to calculate the Freundlich constant Kf and n. The value of n was found to be 4.48, which indicate favourable adsorption of methylene blue by the prepared activated carbon. The linear form of the Temkin equation is used to analyse the adsorption data and is observed that the R2 value (0.9923) is good when compared to the Freuendlich isotherm, which proves the applicability of Temkin isotherm (Fig. 7). It is observed that the R2 for Langmuir > Temkin > Freuendlich. The experimental results and the equilibrium data were well represented by the Langmuir and Temkin isotherm with a good coefficient of determination R2 (0.9986 and 0.9923) and hence this confirms the monolayer coverage of methylene blue on to the activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii stems.
  • 4. Vol. 23, No. 10 (2011) Studies on the Adsorption of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution onto Activated Carbon 4489 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.5 log(qe-qt) log qe 1.8 1.6 1.0 80 ppm 120 ppm 160 ppm 200 ppm 0.5 1.4 0.0 1.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 0 20 40 60 1.6 80 100 120 140 160 t (min) log Ce Fig. 6. Freundlich adsorption isotherm of methylene blue on to MKST Fig. 8. Pseudo first order kinetics plot for the adsorption of methylene blue onto MKST TABLE-1 LANGMUIR, FREUNDLICH AND TEMKIN CONSTANTS FOR THE ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE ONTO ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM MKST 120 110 Isotherm 100 Values Langmuir qm (mg/g) KL (L/mg) R2 qe (mg/g) 90 80 123.46 0.28 0.9986 Freundlich log KF (mg/g) n R2 Temkin KT (L/mg) B1 R2 70 60 50 40 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 1.71 4.48 0.9825 8.47 19.7 0.9923 2.5 ln Ce Fig. 7. Temkin isotherm of methylene blue onto MKST 80 ppm 120 ppm 160 ppm 200 ppm Adsorption kinetics: Adsorption kinetics was investigated by pseudo first order24 and pseudo second order25 model. The linear form of pseudo first order reaction and pseudo second order model is given by: log (qe-qt) = log qe - k1/2.303t 2 t/qt = 1/k2qe + t/qt (7) (8) The slope and the intercept of the plot of log (qe-qt) versus time (Fig. 8) and t/qt versus time were used to determine the rate constant k1 and k2 and the results are given in Table-1. The R2 value was observed in the range of 0.9548 to 0.9858 for dye concentrations from 80 to 200 ppm. Since the experimental qe values and calculated qe value do not agree with each other with low correlation coefficient, it is suggested that the pseudo first order model does not fit well. The high R2 value (> 0.9896) for different dye concentrations for the pseudo second order model (Fig. 9) proves that the adsorption kinetics follows the pseudo second order model. The qe calculated from the pseudo second order model and the high R2 value suggests that the pseudo second order model t/qt (min g/mg) 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 t (min) Fig. 9. Pseudo second order kinetics plot for the adsorption of methylene blue onto MKST better represents the adsorption kinetics and it appears that chemisorption process25,26 controls the adsorption process. The values of kinetic constants and qe for methylene blue adsorption onto MKST are given in Table-2.
  • 5. 4490 Suresh et al. Asian J. Chem. TABLE-2 KINETIC MODEL VALUES FOR THE ADSORPTION OF METHYLENE BLUE ON TO ACTIVATED CARBON PREPARED FROM MKST Concentration (ppm) qe (mg/g) 80 120 160 200 76.29 86.52 94.28 87.03 Pseudo first order values k1 min-1) R2 0.02630 0.9858 0.02171 0.9548 0.02022 0.9646 0.01876 0.9570 Table-3 gives the adsorption capacity of some of the adsorbents used for the adsorption of methylene blue. It is observed that the adsorption of activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii stem waste is comparatively good when compared with some of the adsorbents already reported in the literature for the adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution. The adsorption capacity (qmax value) of 123.46 mg/g suggests that the activated carbon prepared from Murraya koenigii stems is a good adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution. The adsorption capacity of the adsorbent (qmax) prepared suggests that methylene blue is adsorbed easily by the activated carbon used in the present study. TABLE-3 COMPARISON OF MAXIMUM ADSORPTION CAPACITY FOR METHYLENE BLUE ON OTHER DIFFERENT ADSORBENTS Adsorbent Raw date pits Coir pith Hazelnut shell-based Sawdust-walnut Sawdust-pitch pine Sawdust-Cherry Sawdust-Oak Curry tree Stem Adsorption capacity (mg/g) 80.3 5.87 76.9 59.17 27.78 39.84 29.94 123.46 Reference 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 Present study Conclusion The results show that the adsorbent has a good BET surface area of 508 m2/g with a total pore volume of 0.2939 cm3/g. The equilibrium data fitted well with the Langmuir isotherm, confirming the monolayer coverage of methylene blue onto MKST with a monolayer adsorption capacity of 123.46 mg/g. The dimensionless separation factor (RL) value between 0 and 1 shows favourable adsorption. The kinetics of methylene blue adsorption on the prepared carbon follows pseudo-second order model. The material used in this study is an agricultural waste product, freely and abundantly available and hence it can be used as alternative to the other commercial activated carbons used for dye removal in wastewater treatment process. Pseudo second order values k2 [g/(mg min)] h 0.00077 5.28 0.00041 3.78 0.00037 3.99 0.00066 5.53 R2 0.9982 0.9945 0.9896 0.9944 REFERENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. P. Cooper, J. Soc. Dyers Colour., 109, 97 (1993). V.K. Garg, R. Gupta, A.B. Yadav and R. Kumar, Bioresour. Technol., 89, 121 (2003). C. Allegrea, M. Maisseub, F. Charbita and P. Moulina, J. Hazard. Mater., 116B, 57 (2004). G.M. Walker and L.R. Weatherley, Environ. Pollut., 108, 219 (2000). A.G. Vlyssides, M. Loizidou, P.K. Karlis, A.A. Zorpas and D. Papaioannou, J. Hazard. Mater., 70B, 41 (1999). P.C. Vandevivere, R. Bianchi and W. Verstraete, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 72, 289 (1998). R. Anliker, G. Durig, D. Steinle and E.J. Monconi, J. Soc. Dyers Colour., 104, 223 (1988). C. Namasivayam and D. Kavitha, Dyes Pigments, 54, 47 (2002). K.G. Bhattacharyya and A. Sharma, Dyes Pigments, 65, 51 (2005). H.M. Asfour, M.M. Nasser, O.A. Fadali and El-Gerundims, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 35, 28 (1985). S. Senthilkumar, P.R. Varadarajan, K. Porkodi and C.V. Subbhuraam, J. Colloid. Interface Sci., 284, 78 (2005). S. Suresh, R.W. Sugumar and T. Maiyalagan, Asian J. Chem., 23, 219 (2011). M. Jambulingam, S. Karthikeyan, P.S. Kumar, J. Kiruthika and T. Maiyalagan, J. Sci. Ind. Res., 66, 495 (2007). C. Parmar and M.K. Kaushal, Murraya koenigii, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi, p. 45 (1982). G. Horvath and K. Kawazoe, J. Chem. Eng. Japan, 16, 470 (1983). E.P. Barrett, L.G. Jaoyner and P.P. Halenda, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 73, 373 (1951). P.K. Malik, Dyes Pigments, 56, 239 (2003). S. Ismadji and S.K. Bhatia, Can. J. Chem. Eng., 78, 892 (2000). I. Langmuir, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 40, 1361 (1918). H.M.F. Freundlich, J. Phys. Chem., 57, 385 (1906). M.J. Temkin and V. Pyzhev, Acta Physicochim. USSR, 12, 217 (1940). Y. Bulut and H. Aydin, Desalination, 194, 259 (2006). R.E. Treyball, Mass Transfer Operations, McGraw Hill, New York, edn. 3 (1980). K. Periasamy and C. Namasivayam, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 33, 317 (1994). Y.S. Ho and G. Mckay, Process Biochem., 34, 451 (1999). G. Mckay and Y.S. Ho, Water Res., 33, 578 (1999). F. Banat, S. Al-Asheh and L. Al-Makhadmeh, Process Biochem., 39, 193 (2003). D. Kavitha and C. Namasivayam, Bioresour. Technol., 98, 14 (2007). F. Ferrero, J. Hazard. Mater., 142, 144 (2007).