TY  - JOUR
AU  - Sivaramakrishna, L. 
AU  - Reddy, M. Sivasankar 
AU  - Jagadeesh, M. 
AU  - Zuhairi, W. Y. Wan 
AU  - Taha, M. R. 
AU  - Reddy, A. Varada 
PY  - 2014
TI  - EVALUATION OF BIOMASS, INDIAN JUJUBA SEED (IJS) FOR REMOVAL OF CONGO RED
JF  - American Journal of Environmental Sciences
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.3844/ajessp.2014.374.382
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajessp.2014.374.382
AB  - The present investigation deals with the removal of Congo Red (CR) from aqueous solution by using Indian Jujuba Seed (IJS) as low-cost biosorbent. The effect of pH and size experimental parameters has been investigated using a Batch adsorption technique. Adsorption data were modeled using Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms. Adsorption kinetics was verified by pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order and intraparticle diffusion models. The kinetic adsorption data fitted the pseudo-second order kinetic model well and also followed the intraparticle diffusion model. The results indicated that IJS could be employed as low-cost biosorbent in wastewater treatment for the removal of CR.