TEXTILE DYE REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION BY USING PEANUT AND PISTACHIO SHELLS


Author(s): Birol Kayranlı1, Oğuzhan Gök2, Gülden Gök3, Özgül Çimen Mesutoğlu4
  • 1. Department of Inspection Board, İLBANK, Ankara, Turkey
  • 2. Department of Environmental Engineering, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
  • 3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
  • 4. Department of Environmental Engineering, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey

Abstract: The use of peanut and pistachio shells as an adsorbent for the removal of Brillant Blue and K-RED 198, Metil Oranj, and Metilen Blue was investigated. The commonly used isotherm models were applied for data obtained from further batch studies. Dye removal capacity is as follows 65% for Brillant Blue, 73 % for KRED 198. Freundlich isotherm model were found to be the best fitted one and based on Friuendlch isotherm model adsorption capacities were 4,58 mg/g for Brillant Blue, and 4,33 mg/g for K-RED 198 at peanut shells, and 4,04 mg/g for Brillant Blue, and 4,64 mg/g for K-RED 198 at pistachio shells. Kinetic examinations were also carried out for two dyes tested and it was found that adsorption kinetic was best described by pseudo first-order kinetic model.