Kinetics and isotherm studies of Remazol Red adsorption onto polyaniline/ cerium oxide nanocomposites

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.

2 Chemistry Department, Faculty of Education, Ain shams University, Roxy 11757, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

Polyaniline/cerium oxide (PANI/CeO2) composites were prepared and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, nitrogen 
adsorption/desorption isotherms and TEM techniques. The PANI/CeO2 composites were used for removal of Remazol 
Red (RB-133) from aqueous solution. The adsorption behaviour of dye was studied at different experimental conditions 
of solution pH and reaction temperature. The adsorption isotherm studies were carried out using Langmuir and 
Freundlich models, of which Freundlich model was found more suitable. Pseudo-second-order model fitted well with 
good agreement with the experimental values of qe (equilibrium adsorption capacity). Thermodynamic parameters for the 
adsorption system were calculated and suggested that the adsorption process is spontaneous, exothermic and marked with 
an increase in randomness at the solid–liquid interface.

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Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences
Volume 3, Issue 4
October 2016
Pages 123-132

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