Abstract
A sulphuric acid-crosslinked chitosan/PEC film had been synthesized and applied for adsorption of HA from aqueous solution. The parameters for adsorption study were an optimum ratio of chitosan/pectin composition, contact time, the effect of the solution pH, and HA concentration. The model for adsorption kinetics and isotherm adsorption as well as desorption study were also conducted. The result showed that the film was durable in water at pH 2 to 12. The analysis using FTIR indicated a shift of absorption peak at 1527 cm−1 (bending vibration N−H in −NH3+). Analysis with SEM showed the morphological differences of the film before and after adsorption and after desorption. Adsorption reached its optimum capacity in the film with a ratio of chitosan and pectin composition 70:30, at pH 6, contact time of 480 mins and HA concentration of 450 mg L−1. The kinetic model of HA adsorption could be explained by the second-order kinetic model of Ho & McKay and the adsorption isotherm follows the Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 50.0 mg g−1, the Langmuir constant (KL) of 1.49×105 L mol−1 and the adsorption energy was found to be 29.7 kJ mol−1. The highest desorption was 82.5% using 1 M NaOH.
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