JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN, cilt.36, sa.2, ss.232-238, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
Adsorption thermodynamics of reactive blue 19, which is commonly used in textile industry, has been studied onto activated carbon. The adsorption experiments have been carried out using combined ultrasound/activated carbon. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by using the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The equilibrium parameter, R-L indicates that adsorption of reactive blue 19 onto activated carbon is favorable for all the concentrations studied. Thermodynamics parameters, Delta G(ads), Delta H-ads, Delta S-ads have also been calculated from the slope and intercept of the plot of ln K-d vs. 1/T. The thermodynamic parameters studied show that the adsorption of Reactive Blue 19 onto activated carbon is endothermic.