Biosorption of Malachite Green Dye from Wastewater with Henfeathers -Analysis of Various Mathematical Models Wrt Continuous Adsorption
K.S.G.V. Manikrishna1, Veluru Sridevi2, Sri Himaja Pamu3, M.Tukaram Bai4, K.S.N V. Prasad5

1K.S.G.V. Manikrishna*, M Tech Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
2Veluru Sridevi, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
3Sri Himaja Pamu, Mtech Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
4M.Tukaram Bai, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
5K.S.NV. Prasad, PHD Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam.
Manuscript received on July 27, 2021. | Revised Manuscript received on August 10, 2021. | Manuscript published on August 30, 2021. | PP: 15-23 | Volume-10, Issue-10, August 2021. | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijitee.J938708101021 | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.J9387.08101021
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Abstract: In recent years, the remediation of hazardous organic dye-contaminated aquatic habitats has been a key research priority for environmental and chemical engineers. The goal of this research was to see how well malachite green adsorbs from waste water in a continuous column system having fixed bed. A biosorbent made from waste materials such as hen feathers has been shown to extract the water-soluble malachite green colour from waste water. The adsorption potential of malachite green dye ions in a continuous flow adsorption column is investigated in this work. The hen feathers’ performance in the fixed bed column was assessed under a variety of operating circumstances, including bed height in the range 6-10cm; flow in the range 4-12ml/min, and starting concentration (10-30 mg/l). In comparison to other testing settings, the bed height (8cm), flowrate (12ml/min), and maximum input concentration (20mg/l) resulted in the highest malachite green absorption of 2.829mg/g. The column experimental data collected under various conditions was evaluated using three distinct models namely 1. Bohart-Adams model, 2 Yoon-Nelsons model, and 3 BDST model, all of which produced a decent estimation of the breakthrough curve. The findings from the Yoon-nelson and BDST models, on the other hand, were more favourable. The several characteristics of the hen feathers were studied using FTIR studies. The activated hen feather powder was a successful potential bio sorbent for the malachite green from aqueous phase.
Keywords: pH, Adsorption, Hen feathers, Dye, Breakthrough curve, fixed bed column