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dc.contributor.authorSen, Tushar
dc.contributor.authorAfroze, Sharmeen
dc.contributor.authorAng, Ming
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:23:47Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:23:47Z
dc.date.created2015-07-16T06:21:58Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationSen, T. and Afroze, S. and Ang, M. 2015. Adsorption performance of continuous fixed bed column for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye using Eucalyptus sheathiana bark biomass. Research on Chemicals Intermediates. 42 (3): pp.2343-2364.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31150
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11164-015-2153-8
dc.description.abstract

In this study, the adsorptive effectiveness of sustainable and cost-effective eucalyptus bark biomass in the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from its aqueous solution has been tested using a packed bed up-flow column experiment. A series of column experiments using raw eucalyptus bark was performed to determine the breakthrough curves with varying inlet MB dye flow rate (10–15 mL min−1), initial MB dye concentration (50–100 mg L−1) and adsorbent bed height (10–15 cm). High bed height, low flow rate and high initial dye concentration were found to be the better conditions for maximum dye adsorption. To predict the breakthrough curves and to determine the characteristic parameters of the column dynamics for industrial applications and for process design, Thomas model, Yoon–Nelson model and bed depth service time model were applied to experimental breakthrough data. All models were found suitable for describing the dynamic behaviour of the column, with respect to MB flow rate, initial dye concentration and adsorbent bed height. The findings revealed that eucalyptus bark biomass has a high adsorption potential for the removal of MB dye from aqueous solutions in a column system, and that it could be used to treat dye-containing effluents.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectYoon–Nelson model
dc.subjectFixed bed column
dc.subjectBTC
dc.subjectMB adsorption
dc.subjectThomas model
dc.titleAdsorption performance of continuous fixed bed column for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye using Eucalyptus sheathiana bark biomass
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.endPage24
dcterms.source.issn0922-6168
dcterms.source.titleResearch on Chemicals Intermediates
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
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