Adsorptive Removal of Basic Blue 9 by γ-Al₂O₃-based Kaolinitic Clay: Parametric, Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies

Gustave Tchanang^{1, 2,} , Jean M. Kepdieu², Kalaya Goumou¹, Mamadou Y. Baldé^{2, 3}, Cyprien J. Ekani², Chantale N. Djangang² and Phillipe Blanchart⁴

¹Department of Chemistry, University Julius Nyerere of Kankan, Kankan, Guinea

²Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

³Department of Chemistry, University Gamal Abdel Nasser of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea

⁴Institute of Research on Ceramics of Limoges, University of Limoges, Limoges, France

Cite this paper:
Gustave Tchanang, Jean M. Kepdieu, Kalaya Goumou, Mamadou Y. Baldé, Cyprien J. Ekani, Chantale N. Djangang and Phillipe Blanchart. Adsorptive Removal of Basic Blue 9 by γ-Al₂O₃-based Kaolinitic Clay: Parametric, Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies. American Journal of Industrial Engineering. 2025; 9(1):1-7. doi: 10.12691/ajie-9-1-1

Abstract

Experimental and theoretical investigations related to the adsorptive removal of Basic blue 9 (BB9) onto γ-Al₂O₃ (gamma-Nano alumina) have been done in the present work. Batch tests were carried out varying some processing parameters namely initial dye concentration (5 - 50 mg/L), adsorbent dose (0.5 - 5 g/L), initial pH (1 - 12) and contact time (0 - 30 min). Under conditions of C₀ = 50 mg/L; pH = 11; dose = 1g/L and t = 15 min, more than 83.6% of the BB9 molecules were removed corresponding to an adsorption capacity of 41.8 mg/g. The pseudo-second order and the Langmuir models fit well the experimental data with highest R² values of 0.99 and 0.91 respectively and lowest values of χ². This suggests adsorption process as limiting step on a homogeneous distribution of active sites on the adsorbent surface. The first step of adsorption mechanism involved electrostatic interactions between the negatively charged γ-Al₂O₃ surface in basic medium and secondly electrophilic-nucleophilic interactions. Compared to other adsorbents, γ-nano Al₂O₃ obtained in this work could be a good alternative for treatment water containing dye BB9.

Keywords:
γ-Nano alumina Basic Blue 9 Adsorption Equilibrium Kinetic and mechanism

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