Abstract:
Activated carbons with different alkali/carbon ratios were prepared using the mangosteen skin. The surface and structural properties of samples were analyzed with SEM and BET. The specific surface area of the best one reached up to 2 96153 m2/g. 〖JP2〗Then the adsorption isotherms for rhodamine B and Pb2+, adsorption isotherm fitted two common models, Freundlich and Langmuir models were studied. The results show that adsorption isotherm to rhodamine B is best fitted with the Langmuir model, while Pb2+ is both fitted with the Freundlich and Langmuir models. The adsorption capacities towards rhodamine B and Pb2+ reached to 1 22218 mg/g, 10707 mg/g, respectively. 〖JP〗