Research Article

Removal of Indigo Carmine Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Magnesium Hydroxide as an Adsorbent

Table 1

Infrared spectral data of magnesium hydroxide precursor aged at different pH values.

Peak numberMagnesium hydroxide aged at pH 6-7Band assignmentMagnesium hydroxide aged at pH 13Band assignment

ā€‰Wave number (cmāˆ’1)
13698OH stretch of Mg(OH)23697OH stretch of Mg(OH)2
23646OH stretch of Mg(OH)23647OH stretch of Mg(OH)2
33444OH stretch of Mg(OH)23445OH stretch of Mg(OH)2
41634H2O bend1645H2O bend