This study was to evaluate the adsorption capability of a magnetic resin (NDMP) to the removal of Congo red (CR) from aqueous solution. The adsorption kinetic and isotherm of NDMP were studied, as well as the desorption performance of NDMP. The results showed that the adsorption process of NDMP on CR was more suitable for Pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The whole adsorption process was affected by intraparticle diffusion and ion exchange. The adsorption isotherm of CR by NDMP was fitted better with Langmuir model. It showed that the adsorption of CR on NDMP resin was single layer adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacity (Qm) of CR at 308 K can reach 354.29 mg/g. In the desorption, 10% NaCl and NaOH eluents had better desorption rate for CR than other mass fraction. While NaCl(10%)-MeOH mixed eluent with volume ratio of 3:7 had the best regeneration performance. The desorption rate can reach 90% within 30 min. The adsorption performance of NDMP on CR didn't decrease after 13 times successive adsorption-desorption by NaCl(10%)-methanol eluent, indicating that NDMP can be efficiently regenerated. The excellent adsorption-desorption performance of NDMP on CR suggests that the magnetic resin has a great potential for treating CR dye wastewater.
Keywords: Congo red; Magnetic resin; adsorption; desorption; kinetic.