Polyaniline/cerium oxide (PANI/CeO2) composites were prepared and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, nitrogen
adsorption/desorption isotherms and TEM techniques. The PANI/CeO2 composites were used for removal of Remazol
Red (RB-133) from aqueous solution. The adsorption behaviour of dye was studied at different experimental conditions
of solution pH and reaction temperature. The adsorption isotherm studies were carried out using Langmuir and
Freundlich models, of which Freundlich model was found more suitable. Pseudo-second-order model fitted well with
good agreement with the experimental values of qe (equilibrium adsorption capacity). Thermodynamic parameters for the
adsorption system were calculated and suggested that the adsorption process is spontaneous, exothermic and marked with
an increase in randomness at the solid–liquid interface. |
