OPTIMIZATION OF CONGO RED DYE ADSORPTION ONTO WATER HYACINTH BIOMASS ADSORBENT

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Pradinunt Eiamsa-ard
Watcharaporn Tantipanathip

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The contamination of synthetic dyes in the environment affects the ecosystem and many forms of life as well as deteriorates large-scale human health, leading to the remediation process development of the supplemented chemical dyes involved in industrial effluent. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficiency of water hyacinth biomass (Eichhornia crassipes), an aquatic weed and agricultural waste, as an adsorbent for the removal of Congo red dye. The derived 250 - 425 µm water hyacinth biomass adsorbent was applied for evaluation of factors affecting the Congo red dye adsorption in the batch experiment. The results revealed the maximum adsorption efficiency was properly demonstrated at 75.58–93.25% based on the variable conditions along with 1 g adsorbent dose, 60 mg/l initial Congo red concentration, 150 min of contact time as well as the solution pH of 2.0. Furthermore, the point of zero charges (pHzpc) of water hyacinth biomass adsorbent was identified as the positively charged (pHzpc = 5.8) in agreement with the highest adsorption capacity under the optimized pH 2.0 of Congo red dye solution. The experimental data, hence, confirmed the applicability of water hyacinth biomass categorized as the adsorbent for Congo red dye removal. The determination of adsorption parameters also exhibited an excellent method to treat an environment contaminated with other industrial dyes.  

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