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Experiment 32
Ch.E. 410 Chem Eng. Lab II Batch Adsorption
METU Chem. Eng. Dept.
Ch.E. 410 Chem. Eng. Lab II
EXPERIMENT 32
BATCH ADSORPTION
(one-week experiment)
APPARATUS
Volumetric flasks, pipets, laboratory shaker, spectrophotometer, stopwatch
MATERIALS
Activated carbon (in granular or powder form), methylene blue.
PRELIMINARY WORK
You will need to know basics of adsorption. Read the related material in the references given
below:
Introduction to adsorption processes, Ch.12, pp. 760-771 in Transport Processes
and Separation Process Principles, C.J.Geankoplis, 4th ed., 2003.
dsorption, Ion Exchange, Chromatography, Ch 15, pp. 778-789, 794-806, 820-
824 in Separation Process Principles, J.D. Seader, E.J. Henley, 1998.
Beers law for absorption of radiation in visible/ ultraviolet region( Skoog and
Leary,1992, p. 126-127)
The laboratory work starts with a discussion between the laboratory supervisor and student
team on their advanced preparation.
Prepare a 1 L of methylene blue stock solution with a concentration of 250 mg/L. Since
methylene blue concentrations will be measured by visible absorption spectroscopy,
familarize yourself with the visible/ultraviolet spectrophotometer.
B. Adsorption Kinetics
C. Adsorption isotherms
Based on the methylene blue concentrations for 4 flasks at equilibrium, plan a procedure for
determining adsorption isotherms for methylene blue-activated carbon system at around room
temperature and discuss it with your supervisor.
REFERENCES
1. McCabe, W.L., Smith, J.C. and Harriott, P. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 4th
ed., McGraw-Hill, New York (2003).
3. Seader, J. D., Henley, E. J., Separation Process Principles, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. NeW
York(1998)
4. Skoog, D. A. and Leary;J. J., Principles of Instrumental Analysis, 4th ed., Saunders College
Publisher, New York(1992)