Adsorption Behaviour of Chromium(VI) onto Surface Modified Sugarcane Waste

Authors

  • Kedar Nath Ghimire Central Department of Chemistry, T.U., Kirtipur
  • Deepak Wagle Central Department of Chemistry, T.U., Kirtipur
  • Suman Lal Shrestha Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/tuj.v28i1-2.26230

Keywords:

sugarcane waste, Boehm's titration, adsorbent, pseudo-second order kinetic model

Abstract

An effective chemically modified adsorbent based on sugarcane waste has been prepared by treating with concentrated sulphuric acid in 2:1weight/volume ratio. Thus prepared adsorbent has been found to be effective in the adsorption of chromium from aqueous medium. The efficacy of the adsorbent in the removal of chromium was evaluated by batch adsorption method. The effect of initial concentration, contact time and pH of the solution was investigated. The maximum adsorption capacity onto this adsorbent was found to be 195 mg/g at their optimal pH 1 at which unmodified bagasse has only 58 mg/g. The characterization of adsorbent was done by determining surface area and Boehm’s titration method. Freundlich isotherm and pseudo-second order kinetic model gave better explanation of the adsorption process.

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Author Biography

Kedar Nath Ghimire, Central Department of Chemistry, T.U., Kirtipur

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Published

2013-12-02

How to Cite

Ghimire, K. N., Wagle, D., & Shrestha, S. L. (2013). Adsorption Behaviour of Chromium(VI) onto Surface Modified Sugarcane Waste. Tribhuvan University Journal, 28(1-2), 113–122. https://doi.org/10.3126/tuj.v28i1-2.26230

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1-2 (2013)

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