The Removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red Dyes from Aqueous Solution by Using Sulfonated Carbon Derived Fishbone

Abstract

In the world, the dyes pollutant from industrial activity is big issue that must be sought the solution. Among of dyes pollutants were methylene blue (MB) and congo red (CR). In this research have been conducted the removal of methylene blue and congo red onto sulfonated carbon derived fishbone (SCFB) as adsorbent from aqueous solution. The preparation steps of SCFB adsorbent involved the sulfonation (H2SO4; 1M) of fishbone powder for 6 h, by stirrer at room temperature, and followed by carbonization at 500 °C for 2 h. The physical properties of the adsorbents were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and nitrogen adsorption-desorption studies. The dye removal study using SCFB adsorbent was carried out by varying contact time and initial dye concentration. The kinetics models were determined by the effects of contact time. The adsorption isotherms were tested to isotherm Langmuir and Freundlich with a base on the effect of initial dye concentration. The result showed that The removal of MB and CR dyes using SCFB adsorbent fitted a pseudo-second-order kinetic models. The maximum dye removal capacity of SCFB was 128.2 mg g−1 for CR and 35.7 mg g− 1 for MB. Base on the maximum dye removal capacity, the SCFB can be considered as good adsorbent to remove dyes pollutant from environment.