Adsorptive removal of cationic methylene blue and anionic Congo red dyes using wet-torrefied microalgal biochar: Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism modeling

• Main Authors: Yu, Kai Ling, Lee, Xin Jiat, Ong, Hwai Chyuan, Chen, Wei-Hsin, Chang, Jo-Shu, Lin, Chih-Sheng, Show, Pau Loke, Ling, Tau Chuan
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; QH Natural history
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/33949/

This study aims to investigate the adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes of methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) onto wet-torrefied Chlorella sp. microalgal biochar respectively, as an approach to generate a waste-derived and low-cost adsorbent. The wet-torrefied microalgal biochar poss...