Review Article

Zeolite Application in Wastewater Treatment

Table 7

Comparison of dye removal by different zeolites, along with experimental conditions and adsorption and kinetic models.

DyeDye typeZeolite (°C)Contact timeConcentration (mg·L-1)S/L ratio (g·L-1)pHSorption capacity (mg·g-1)Adsorption isotherm modelAdsorption kinetic modelReferences

Safranine OCationicClinoptilolite251 h-40 d1754.056.434.7[97]
Analcime+sodalite15.7
Methylene blueH-USY252 h50-1502859.9LangmuirPseudo-second-order[99]
Clinoptilolite30-503.2-320.2516.7-20.2LangmuirPseudo-second-order[98]
Clinoptilolite3072 h10-13002582.0Sips[169]
Erionite88.0
Magnetic clinoptilolite2545 m25-20752.0Freundlich[100]
Rhodamine BClinoptilolite30-504.8-47.90.259.3-12.4LangmuirPseudo-second-order[98]
Crystal violetZeolite X501 h10019234.5LangmuirPseudo-second-order[105]
Brilliant greenZeolite Y25-5520 min100-8000.46409.0LangmuirPseudo-second-order[101]
Basic violet 3Clinoptilolite3072 h10-13002598.0Sips[169]
Erionite105.0
Amido black 10BAnionicZeolite X256 h5-5041.4FreundlichPseudo-first-order[104]
Acid blue 25Clinoptilolite3072 h10-130025<0.1Sips[169]
Erionite<0.1