Kinetic of Phenol Adsorption by Mesoporous MCM-41 Nanoparticles
Dhananjay Naidu1, Pallabi Pattanaik2, Anup Anang Das3, Naresh Kumar Sahoo4

1Dhananjay Naidu, Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology Program, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, (Odisha), India.

2Pallabi Pattanaik, Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology Program, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, (Odisha), India.

3Anup Anang Das, Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology Program, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, (Odisha), India.

4Naresh Kumar Sahoo, Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Technology Program, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan, Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, (Odisha), India. 

Manuscript received on 06 October 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 20 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 26 December 2019 | PP: 316-323 | Volume-8 Issue-12S October 2019 | Retrieval Number: L108310812S19/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.L1083.10812S19

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Abstract: In the present study application of MCM-41 for removal of phenol was investigated. MCM-41nano-adsorbent was synthesized and characterized by FTIR, XRD and SEM analysis. Adsorption isotherm experiment was performed in batch shake flask. The experimental data were analyzed using various isotherm models. Result revealsthat,Langmuir isotherm model fitted the data very well for the removal of phenol by the MCM-41 adsorbents. The calculated dimensionless separation factor, RL indicates that the adsorption of phenol onto MCM-41 was favorable. Pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order kinetic equations and intraparticle diffusion model were applied to analyze the adsorption kinetics of the MCM-41 at different initial phenol concentrations. It was found that the adsorption of phenol on to the MCM-41 follows the pseudo-second order kinetic. At an initial phenol concentration of 130 mgl-1, more than 99% phenol, 93% COD along with 96% of toxicity removal were achieved. Thus, the synthesized mesoporous MCM-41 proved to be a potential candidate for removal of phenol from industrial wastewater.

Keywords: Adsorption; MCM-41; Phenol; Adsorption Kinetics; Intraparticle Diffusion Model; Toxicity Removal.
Scope of the Article: Bio-Science and Bio-Technology