Application of Two-and Three-Parameter Isotherm Models: Biosorption of Acid Red 88 onto Azolla microphylla
Titel:
Application of Two-and Three-Parameter Isotherm Models: Biosorption of Acid Red 88 onto Azolla microphylla
Auteur:
Padmesh, T. V. N. Vijayaraghavan, K. Sekaran, G. Velan, M.
Verschenen in:
Bioremediation journal
Paginering:
Jaargang 10 (2006) nr. 1-2 pagina's 37-44
Jaar:
2006-07-01
Inhoud:
Biosorption potential of Azolla microphylla for acid red 88 from aqueous solution was investigated under laboratory conditions as a function of initial pH and temperature. The algal biomass exhibited the highest dye sorption capacity at optimum conditions of pH 3 and temperature 30°C. The experimental isotherms were analyzed using five two-parameter models (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, Dubinin-Radushkevich, and Flory-Huggins) and five three-parameter models (Redlich-Peterson, Sips, Khan, Radke-Prausnitz, and Toth). Three error analysis methods were used to evaluate the experimental data: correlation coefficient, residual root mean square error (RMSE), and chi-square test to find the best fitting isotherm. In particular, Langmuir (two-parameter) and Khan (three-parameter) models described the dye biosorption isotherm data well at all pH and temperature conditions examined.