Adsorptive removal of dyes from aqueous solution using Cu-BTC and Commercial Activated Carbon

Abstract

This thesis is dedicated to the liquid phase adsorption of dyes, namely Rhodamine B and Erioglaucine, where they represent the class of a basic and an acid dye respectively. The adsorbents used are Metal Organic Framework (Cu-BTC) and Activated Carbon. The characterization was done for each of the adsorbent. On the one hand, the experimental data did not envisage Cu-BTC as an effective adsorbent for liquid phase adsorption while on the other hand, Activated Carbon showed some encouraging results on the batch experiments conducted on various parameters like effects of adsorbent dose, initial pH and contact time.