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In this study, removal of Methyl Red from aqueous solutions by synthetic Mg-Al-HTlc was investigated as a function of contact time, pH and temperature. It is found that HTlc could reduced Methyl Red concentration effectively. The kinetic process which reached equilibrium at about 2h can be fitted by pseudo-second order kinetics. The percent removal of MR by the HTlc was dependent on the initial pH of bulk solution. There was no much changes in amount of adsorption in the initial pH range of 6-8, while it reached maxium at about of 9. The adsorption process was endothermic.

In this study, removal of copper ions from aqueous solutions by synthetic Mg-Al-HTlc was investigated as a function of contact time, EDTA and addition sequences at room temperature. It is found that HTlc could reduced copper ions concentration effectively. The kinetics closely fit pseudo-second order kinetics with necessary time 9 h to reach equilibrium. The sorption process followed langmuir model. The maximum sorption capacity calculated was found to be 39.4 mg/g. The presence of EDTA and addition sequences could affect sorption of Cu(II) onto HTlc.