Removal of reactive blue 52 dye from aqueous solution by adsorption on the surface of metal doped polyaniline nanocomposite
Keywords:
Reactive blue 52, polyaniline composite, dye, adsorption.Abstract
In this work, polyaniline-CuCl2 composite has been used as adsorbent to remove reactive blue 52 dye from waste
water. The effects of initial dye concentration, adsorbent dosage and temperature on the adsorption capacity of PANI- CuCl2
for reactive blue 52 dye have been studied. The Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models have been used for the
mathematical description of adsorption equilibrium data. The best fit model is Langmuir isotherm with an R2
value of 0.999.
The change of Gibbs energy, enthalpy and entropy of adsorption has been evaluated. The adsorption process is exothermic
in nature.