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ions, sorption studies over a large initial concentration range from 10−4 to 10−2 mol L−1
were carried out. The maximum adsorption capacities of the MNHAP adsorbent for heavy
metals were evaluated using the adsorption isotherms. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm was
employed to describe the adsorption behavior in the present study and the results are shown in
Fig. 5. The linear form of Langmuir isotherm equation is given by Eq
Adsorption isotherm is the relationship between the amount of a substance adsorbed and its
concentration in the equilibrium solution at constant temperature. The adsorption isotherm is
important from both a theoretical and a practical point of view, because the application of
adsorption isotherms facilitates describing the interaction between the adsorbate and the
adsorbent of any system. The parameters obtained from the different models provide
important information on the adsorption mechanisms and the surface properties and affinities
of the adsorbent
The equilibrium dye uptake capacity (qe) was found to decrease with an increase in the
dosage of the adsorbent, and was best when using 0.05 g perlite. Thus, 0.05 g of perlite was
selected as the optimum adsorbent dosage. The decrease in dye uptake value (mg dye/g of
perlite) was due to the splitting effect of the flux (concentration gradient) between the
adsorbate and adsorbent given by Nandi et al.,