The biosorption of MB from aqueous

The biosorption of MB from aqueous solution onto natural and activaed banana peel has been studied.This biosorption process was highly dependent on the basic pH and the favorable value of pH was rangedbetween 4 and 8 where the elimination rate was the maximum. The biosorption capacity increased with anincrease of initial dye concentration. Langmuir isotherm was able to adequately describe this biosorptionequilibrium for the whole concentration range of NBP. But Freundlich isotherm agreed well with theexperimental data for treated support (ABP). The pseudo-second-order model expresses the biosorptionkinetics well. The analysis by FTIR further revealed that functional groups (e.g., amine, hydroxyl andcarboxyl) on banana peel would be the active binding sites for the biosorption of the studied dye. Thepresent work shows that banana peel can be effectively used as a low-cost biosorbent for the removal ofMB dye from wastewater.

The biosorption of MB from aqueous solution onto natural and activaed banana peel has been studied.This biosorption process was highly dependent on the basic pH and the favorable value of pH was ranged.Between 4 and 8 where the elimination rate was the maximum. The biosorption capacity increased with an.Increase of initial dye concentration. Langmuir isotherm was able to adequately describe this biosorption.Equilibrium for the whole concentration range of NBP. But Freundlich isotherm agreed well with the.Experimental data for treated support (ABP). The pseudo-second-order model expresses the biosorption.Kinetics well. The analysis by FTIR further revealed that functional groups (e.g. Amine hydroxyl and,,,Carboxyl) on banana peel would be the active binding sites for the biosorption of the studied dye. The.Present work shows that banana peel can be effectively used as a low-cost biosorbent for the removal of.MB dye from wastewater.