Linseed deoiled-cake activated carbon efficiently removes AO and AzB from water.
Freundlich model correlates isotherm data, suggesting heterogeneous sorption sites.
Exhibits higher Langmuir saturation capacity of 213.57 (AO) and 136.58 (AzB) mg/g.
The kinetic data best agreed with pseudo-second-order kinetic model.
Adsorption is controlled by diffusion in the liquid-film surrounding the adsorbent.