Using Natural Stone Pumice in Van Region on Adsorption of Some Textile Dyes

Abstract

Toxic effect of textile dyes their increasing quantities in air, soil and water environments, because of growing of industrial activities, they must be taken into consideration since they give harm to the environment. We come across textile dyes in natural wetlands as result of uncontrolled industrial wastes. Textile dyes that can accumulate easily in their environments may show toxic effects. Pumice, accruing as a result of volcanic events and durable against chemical factors, is a rock that has porous structure. Pumices have a porous structure because of sudden cooling of the rock and sudden leaving of gases a result of volcanic events. Thanks to these pores, pumices’ heat and sound insulation are quite high. The most distinctive feature of pumice from other rocks is that it has different colors and there is not crystal water in its porous structure. Adsorption studies are applied with Van Pumice at pH = 6, the adsorption mechanism and changing dye concentration. As result of these researches, it has been found out that there are different adsorption movements at pH 6 between Neutral Red and Van Pumice. The result of this study shows that the Pumice found in Lake Van gives a better fit for the Langmuir Isotherm (model) and the amount of adsorption increases with the temperature. We thereby conclude that the Pumice located in Lake Van is a recommended adsorbent for filtering the used textile dye in aqueous medium.