Scavenging Rhodamine B dye using moringa oleifera seed pod

• Published in: Chemical speciation and bioavailability Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 120 - 134
• Main Authors: Bello, Olugbenga Solomon, Lasisi, Bukola Morenike, Adigun, Olamide Joshua, Ephraim, Vunain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Albans Taylor & Francis 01.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Adsorbents; Adsorption; Aqueous solutions; batch systems; Data; Dyes; Electron microscopy; Endothermic reactions; endothermy; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; Feasibility studies; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Fourier transforms; Isotherms; kinetics; Moringa oleifera; moringa seed pod; pH effects; phosphoric acid; Removal; Rhodamine; Rhodamine B; rhodamines; Scanning electron microscopy; Scavenging; Sequestering; Solutions; sorption isotherms; temperature; thermodynamics; Titration

Moringa oliferia seed pod was modified using orthophosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ) and used as adsorbent for sequestering Rhodamine B (Rh-B) dye from aqueous solution. The acid-modified adsorbent (MOSPAC) was characterized using Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier Transform Infra Red (FTIR), Ener...