Removal of Methylene Blue Dye Using White Sesame Husks Powder
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This research involves the utilization of white sesame husks, which were agricultural waste, to create a beneficial application. The process involves cleaning, drying, and grinding the husks into a fine powder. Then, they employed methylene blue dye adsorption. Additionally, the study explored isotherm adsorption using spectroscopy techniques to analyze samples. The conditions that resulted in the maximum amount of methylene blue dye adsorption were: 0.2 g of adsorbent material; 30 mg/L of methylene blue dye; 4 hours of adsorption time; 150 rpm of shaking speed; and 11 pH. 89.4%, 93.3%, 93.1%, 89.8%, and 90.2%, respectively, were the dye adsorbed percentages for these five parameters. This research includes a study of adsorption isotherms and employs spectrophotometric techniques for sample analysis. As a result, the adsorption isotherm study, correlating to Freundlich isotherm adsorption, shown the R2 value of 0.93, indicating that the adsorption occurs on a non-uniform and multilayer surface. The results of this study show that white sesame husks can efficiently absorb methylene blue dye, which presents an opportunity to recycle agricultural waste and possibly even give a treatment option for wastewater tainted by dye.
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