Research Article

Development of Durian Rind/Polypyrrole Composite and Its Application in Removing of Anionic Dyes

Table 3

Thermodynamic values for methyl orange, sunset yellow, and amaranth adsorption (condition: DR/PPy dosage of 1.5 g L-1, of 200 μg mL-1, contacting time of 23 h, and pH of 5).

DyeTemperature (K) (kJ mol-1) (kJ mol-1) (kJ mol-1 K-1)

Methyl orange288-5.550724.68630.1034
298-6.5289
308-8.1226
318-8.4386

Sunset yellow288-3.773837.38470.1389
298-4.1244
308-5.6487
318-7.9800

Amaranth288-1.794364.78100.2270
298-4.0721
308-5.9865
318-8.7444