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  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Adsorption Studies of Congo Red and MethyleneBlue on the Surface of Citrus lemonii

  • Author:
  • Y. Rajendra Prasad1, V. Shankarananth, K. K. Rajasekhar2, G. Lingeswara Goud2, V. Harichandana2
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 412 to 416

1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

2Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Sri Padmavathi School of Pharmacy, Tiruchanoor, Tirupathi-517503, India

*For correspondence - shankraja2004@rediffmail.com

Abstract

The adsorption of organic dyes like congo red and methylene blue on Citrus lemonii using batch adsorption process has been investigated. The effect of certain parameters on adsorption has been studied. Applicability of Freundlich adsorption isotherm and Langmuir isotherm has also been tested.

Keywords

Adsorption, Congo red, Methylene blue, Citrus lemonii