USE OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN IN LOBSTER SHELL WASTES FOR COLOR REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS

Authors
JUANG RS TSENG RL WU FC LIN SJ
Citation
Rs. Juang et al., USE OF CHITIN AND CHITOSAN IN LOBSTER SHELL WASTES FOR COLOR REMOVAL FROM AQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS, Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering, 31(2), 1996, pp. 325-338
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Engineering, Environmental
Journal title
Journal of environmental science and health. Part A: Environmental science and engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
10934529
Volume
31
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
325 - 338
Database
ISI
SICI code
1093-4529(1996)31:2<325:UOCACI>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Chitin and chitosan prepared from lobster shell wastes were used as ad sorbents for the removal of various dyes from aqueous solutions. It wa s shown that high adsorption capacities were observed for reactive dye s, The adsorption equilibrium data could be well described by Langmuir equation under the concentration range investigated (50 similar to 50 0 mg/L), On the basis of Langmuir adsorption capacity, chitosan obtain ed in this work was found to be more effective compared to chitin and a commercial chitosan.