01973nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245012700055210006900182260005700251300001400308490000700322520111300329653001501442653001401457653001301471653001901484653005601503100001601559700002101575700001801596856012901614       2015                        eng d  a1618-954X00aRemoval of methylene blue (MB) dye from water environment by processed Jowar Stalk [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] adsorbent0 aRemoval of methylene blue MB dye from water environment by proce  a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGERcDEC  a2349-23590 v173 a<p>The present paper discusses the results of the study of adsorption of methylene blue on activated carbon, derived from cheap and abundantly available agro-residue of Jowar Stalk (JS) [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] on suitable heat and acid treatment. The physico-chemical and morphological characteristics of processed carbon of JS origin were studied using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer, Emmett and Teller surface area, and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry analyses. The batch studies revealed optimum values of adsorption parameters such as pH, adsorbent dosage, agitation speed, grain size, temperature, and contact time as 7, 1.5 g l(-1), 200 rpm, finer than 75 A mu m, 30 A degrees C, and 7 h, respectively. The adsorption isotherm data were best described by Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 176.05 mg MB g(-1) JS activated carbon at 30 A degrees C, which is higher than that available with adsorbents used by past researchers. In terms of cost-effectiveness, JS carbon shows its superiority over commercially available carbon.</p>10aAdsorption10aIsotherms10akinetics10aMethylene blue10aProcessed Jowar Stalk [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]1 aDod, Ramesh1 aBanerjee, Goutam1 aSaini, D., R.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/removal-methylene-blue-mb-dye-water-environment-processed-jowar-stalk-sorghum-bicolor-l-1