Lignocellulosic biomass is a cheap and frequently available adsorbent;
however, it inherits low efficiency when used without any pretreatment
The spent lignocellulosic biomass from LCB facility may offer several advantages as an adsorbent
It does not require any pretreatment and furthermore, it will economically manage the disposal of residue
The objective of present study was to investigate the feasibility of sugar extracted spent rice biomass (SRB) as an adsorbent to remove methylene blue (MB) dye from the aqueous solution.
MB is
a cationic dye which is extensively used in dyeing industry.
MB is a toxic dye and causes several health risks in humans upon exposure
such as nausea, vomiting, eye injury, and methemoglobinemia
A three factor full factorial experimental design was used for
this investigation in order to evaluate the influence of operating factors
(biosorbent dose, dye concentration, temperature).
Adsorption dynamics, kinetics and thermodynamics of the adsorption process
were also studied.