Two resistance mass transport model for the adsorption of acid dye onto chitin in fixed beds

G. McKay*, H. S. Blair, J. R. Gardner

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Abstract

A mass transport model has been developed to predict theoretical breakthrough curves in fixed bed adsorbers. The model has been tested using experimental data obtained for the adsorption of Acid Blue 25 on chitin. The effective diffusivity can be determined for the adsorption process by best fitting experimental and theoretical breakthrough curves and was found to be 5.5 × 10−6 cm2 s−1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1249-1257
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume33
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 1987
Externally publishedYes

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