Biosorption of Acid Dye in Single and Multidye Systems onto Sawdust of Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) Tree

Properties of raw sawdust of Parkia biglobosa, as a biosorbent for the removal of Acid Blue 161 dye in single, binary, and ternary dye systems with Rhodamine B and Methylene Blue dyes in aqueous solution, were investigated. The sawdust was characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy, Fourier Tr...

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Main Authors: Abdur-Rahim Adebisi Giwa, Khadijat Ayanpeju Abdulsalam, Francois Wewers, Mary Adelaide Oladipo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6436039