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Potential Biosorbent Derived from Calligonum polygonoides for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solution
Joint Authors
Khan, Hizbullah
Khan, Amir Sada
Man, Zakaria B.
Nasrullah, Asma
Muhammad, Nawshad
Khan, Muhammad Irfan
Abd El-Salam, Nasser M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The ash of C.
polygonoides (locally called balanza) was collected from Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and was utilized as biosorbent for methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous solution.
The ash was used as biosorbent without any physical or chemical treatment.
The biosorbent was characterized by using various techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
The particle size and surface area were measured using particle size analyzer and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller equation (BET), respectively.
The SEM and BET results expressed that the adsorbent has porous nature.
Effects of various conditions such as initial concentration of methylene blue (MB), initial pH, contact time, dosage of biosorbent, and stirring rate were also investigated for the adsorption process.
The rate of the adsorption of MB on biomass sample was fast, and equilibrium has been achieved within 1 hour.
The kinetics of MB adsorption on biosorbent was studied by pseudo-first- and pseudo-second-order kinetic models and the pseudo-second-order has better mathematical fit with correlation coefficient value (R2) of 0.999.
The study revealed that C.
polygonoides ash proved to be an effective, alternative, inexpensive, and environmentally benign biosorbent for MB removal from aqueous solution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nasrullah, Asma& Khan, Hizbullah& Khan, Amir Sada& Man, Zakaria B.& Muhammad, Nawshad& Khan, Muhammad Irfan…[et al.]. 2015. Potential Biosorbent Derived from Calligonum polygonoides for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solution. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078889
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nasrullah, Asma…[et al.]. Potential Biosorbent Derived from Calligonum polygonoides for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solution. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078889
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nasrullah, Asma& Khan, Hizbullah& Khan, Amir Sada& Man, Zakaria B.& Muhammad, Nawshad& Khan, Muhammad Irfan…[et al.]. Potential Biosorbent Derived from Calligonum polygonoides for Removal of Methylene Blue Dye from Aqueous Solution. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078889
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1078889