Kinetic Modeling Study on Methylene Blue Sorption onto<i>Agave americana</i>fibers: Fractal Kinetics and Regeneration Studies

Abstract

Kinetics sorption study was carried out with varying pH, concentration, and temperature to determine the potential of Agave americana fiber for the removal of methylene blue. The thermodynamic properties (ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS°) were determined. In order to investigate the sorption mechanisms, kinetic parameters were determined using the Lagergren, the pseudo-second order and the recently established fractal kinetic equations. The experimental kinetics data have been fitted with the non linear form of the new Brouers sotolongo kinetic model. Fractal kinetic equation gives higher correlation coefficients, indicating that this model can be considered accurate for describing the sorption methylene blue kinetics.