Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell

Volume: 2 Number: 3 June 9, 2015
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Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell

Abstract

Today, industrialization and population growth have led to an increasing of
environmental pollution that is becoming a threat for human life. Synthetic dyes are widely used in various areas such as textile, paper, food, cosmetics, paint and plastic industries. Dyes usually have a synthetic origin and complex aromatic molecular structures which make them more stable and more difficult to biodegrade. Thus, discharging the wastewaters including dyes to natural receiving waters is an undesirable condition [1]. It is also known that these wastewaters are carcinogenic and toxic for aquatic organisms [2]. Hence, the removal of dyes from wastewater has gained increasing importance in ecological and environmental view. Various treatment methods have been used for removal of impurities from  wastewater. Adsorption is a widely used process. The major advantages of an adsorption treatment for the control of water pollution are less investment in terms of initial development cost, simple design and easy operation [3]. Activated carbon is the most widely used adsorbent in the adsorption processes. The activated carbon has appeared to be an attractive adsorbent due to its high surface area, high porous structure, high adsorption capacity and surface reactivity.
In this study, activated carbon was prepared from pumpkin seed shell by chemical activation using ZnCl2 and the prepared activated carbon was used to remove dye stuff from aqueous solutions. In the experimental studies, methylene blue, which is used in many sectors such as medicine, textile industry and ink production was used. Adsorption equilibrium time was determined by kinetic study. Furthermore, the effects of the adsorbent dosage, the initial dye concentration and the temperature on the adsorption were also investigated. The rate of adsorption was found to  conform to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm equation showed better fit at 45 oC. The results showed that the activated carbon produced from pumpkin seed shell was a convenient adsorbent for methylene blue removal.

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English

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Authors

Canan Aydın Şamdan This is me

Publication Date

June 9, 2015

Submission Date

June 5, 2015

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Published in Issue

Year 2015 Volume: 2 Number: 3

APA
Demiral, İ., & Aydın Şamdan, C. (2015). Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry, 2(3), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.64580
AMA
1.Demiral İ, Aydın Şamdan C. Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell. JOTCSA. 2015;2(3):25-28. doi:10.18596/jotcsa.64580
Chicago
Demiral, İlknur, and Canan Aydın Şamdan. 2015. “Removal of Methylene Blue With Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell”. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 2 (3): 25-28. https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.64580.
EndNote
Demiral İ, Aydın Şamdan C (June 1, 2015) Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 2 3 25–28.
IEEE
[1]İ. Demiral and C. Aydın Şamdan, “Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell”, JOTCSA, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 25–28, June 2015, doi: 10.18596/jotcsa.64580.
ISNAD
Demiral, İlknur - Aydın Şamdan, Canan. “Removal of Methylene Blue With Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell”. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry 2/3 (June 1, 2015): 25-28. https://doi.org/10.18596/jotcsa.64580.
JAMA
1.Demiral İ, Aydın Şamdan C. Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell. JOTCSA. 2015;2:25–28.
MLA
Demiral, İlknur, and Canan Aydın Şamdan. “Removal of Methylene Blue With Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell”. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section A: Chemistry, vol. 2, no. 3, June 2015, pp. 25-28, doi:10.18596/jotcsa.64580.
Vancouver
1.İlknur Demiral, Canan Aydın Şamdan. Removal of Methylene Blue with Activated Carbon Obtained from Pumpkin Seed Shell. JOTCSA. 2015 Jun. 1;2(3):25-8. doi:10.18596/jotcsa.64580