Jute stick powder (JSP) has been found to be a promising material for adsorptive removal of congo red (C.I. 22120) and rhodamine B (C.I. 45170) from aqueous solutions. Physico-chemical parameters like dye concentration, solution pH, temperature and contact time have been varied to study the adsorption phenomenon. Favorable adsorption occurs at around pH 7.0 whereas temperature has no significant effect on adsorption of both the dyes. The maximum adsorption capacity has been calculated to be 35.7 and 87.7mg/g of the biomass for congo red and rhodamine B, respectively. The adsorption process is in conformity with Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms for rhodamine B whereas congo red adsorption fits well to Langmuir isotherm only. In both the cases, adsorption occurs very fast initially and attains equilibrium within 60min. Kinetic results suggest the intra-particle diffusion of dyes as rate limiting step.
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