The potential of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) modified Petai Belalang (Leucaenaleucocephala) leaf powder as a biosorbent for methylene blue removal from aqueous solutions was investigated. Adsorption parameters studied include initial dye concentration, pH, dosage, kinetics and isotherms. The pHzpc of chemically treated Leucaenaleucocephala leaf powder was 7.50 and adsorption equilibrium time was achieved after 60 min. The kinetic data was best represented by the pseudo-second order model. The maximum adsorption capacity predicted from Langmuir model was 208.33 mg g-1. This work indicated that NaOH treated Leucaenaleucocephala leaf powder can be an attractive biosorbent for MB removal from diluted industrial wastewater.
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