scholarly journals Development of Mesoporous Geo-Adsorbent Pellets from Low Fire Clay and Cellulose for Removal of Methylene Blue in Aquaculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 2306-2312
Author(s):  
Priyanka Sharma ◽  
Kushal Qanungo

Porous ceramic pellets have been prepared using low fire clay and cellulose as a pore forming agent. The pore size and BET analysis, water absorption capacity and compressive strength of the pellets have been determined. The methylene blue uptake of pellets increased on increasing the percentage of initial cellulose content. Batch mode studies showed that the methylene blue adsorption decreased with increasing dose of pellets, increased with increasing initial dye concentration, while solution pH and presence of co-ions had negligible effect on removal of methylene blue, making them suitable for dye removal over a wide range of pH. The adsorption process followed both the Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms, whereas the adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. An inexpensive and simple device consisting of the mesoporous pellets enclosed in a tea ball wire mesh, which can be conveniently dipped and taken out of water in an aquarium and can remove methylene blue, has been developed.

Author(s):  
Priyanka Sharma ◽  
Kushal Qanungo

Mesoporous clay-starch ceramic pellets have been prepared using silica-rich low fire clay and potato starch as a pore-forming agent. The ceramic pellets prepared using 30% starch, showed the highest porosity and lowest compressive strength among all the different pellets. Batch mode studies using the pellets showed higher methylene blue adsorption capacity with an increase in time and increased initial dye concentration. The adsorption capacity was found to decrease with increasing pellet dose, while pH had a negligible effect on methylene blue removal which makes them a suitable adsorbent in both acidic and basic mediums. Adsorption isotherm analysis of the process was followed by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm whereas the kinetics analysis fitted well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. A low-cost, simple device was made from a stainless-steel wire mesh with mesoporous ceramic pellets enclosed in it, which can easily be dipped and taken out of an aquarium and can remove methylene blue from water.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 419
Author(s):  
Moonis Ali Khan ◽  
Ramendhirran Govindasamy ◽  
Akil Ahmad ◽  
Masoom Raza Siddiqui ◽  
Shareefa Ahmed Alshareef ◽  
...  

Agglomeration and restacking can reduce graphene oxide (GO) activity in a wide range of applications. Herein, GO was synthesized by a modified Hummer’s method. To minimize restacking and agglomeration, in situ chemical oxidation polymerization was carried out to embed polyaniline (PANI) chains at the edges of GO sheets, to obtain GO-PANI nanocomposite. The GO-PANI was tested for the adsorptive removal of brilliant green (BG) from an aqueous solution through batch mode studies. Infrared (FT-IR) analysis revealed the dominance of hydroxyl and carboxylic functionalities over the GO-PANI surface. Solution pH-dependent BG uptake was observed, with maximum adsorption at pH 7, and attaining equilibrium in 30 min. The adsorption of BG onto GO-PANI was fit to the Langmuir isotherm, and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, with a maximum monolayer adsorption capacity (qm) of 142.8 mg/g. An endothermic adsorption process was observed. Mechanistically, π-π stacking interaction and electrostatic interaction played a critical role during BG adsorption on GO-PANI.


2015 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Peydayesh ◽  
Mojgan Isanejad ◽  
Toraj Mohammadi ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Reza Seyed Jafari

AbstractMethylene blue (MB) removal using eco-friendly, cost-effective, and freely available Urtica was investigated. The morphology of the adsorbent surface and the nature of the possible Urtica and MB interactions were examined using SEM analysis and the FTIR technique, respectively. Various factors affecting MB adsorption such as adsorption time, initial MB concentration, temperature, and solution pH were investigated. The adsorption process was analysed using different kinetic models and isotherms. The results showed that the MB adsorption kinetic follows a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the isotherm data fit the Langmuir isotherm well. Thermodynamic parameters, such as ΔG°, ΔH°, and ΔS°, were also evaluated, and the results indicated that the adsorption process is endothermic and spontaneous in nature. The MB adsorption capacity of Urtica was found to be as high as 101.01 mg g


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 3054
Author(s):  
Yiming Zhou ◽  
Te Li ◽  
Juanli Shen ◽  
Yu Meng ◽  
Shuhua Tong ◽  
...  

This article reports effective removal of methylene blue (MB) dyes from aqueous solutions using a novel magnetic polymer nanocomposite. The core-shell structured nanosorbents was fabricated via coating Fe3O4 nanoparticles with a layer of hydrogel material, that synthesized by carboxymethyl cellulose cross-linked with poly(acrylic acid-co-acrylamide). Some physico-chemical properties of the nanosorbents were characterized by various testing methods. The nanosorbent could be easily separated from aqueous solutions by an external magnetic field and the mass fraction of outer hydrogel shell was 20.3 wt%. The adsorption performance was investigated as the effects of solution pH, adsorbent content, initial dye concentration, and contact time. The maximum adsorption capacity was obtained at neutral pH of 7 with a sorbent dose of 1.5 g L−1. The experimental data of MB adsorption were fit to Langmuir isotherm model and Pseudo-second-order kinetic model with maximum adsorption of 34.3 mg g−1. XPS technique was applied to study the mechanism of adsorption, electrostatic attraction and physically adsorption may control the adsorption behavior of the composite nanosorbents. In addition, a good reusability of 83.5% MB recovering with adsorption capacity decreasing by 16.5% over five cycles of sorption/desorption was observed.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefei Zhou ◽  
Mingzhen Xu ◽  
Lingling Wang ◽  
Xiaobo Liu

Dye pollution is a serious problem in modern society. We desired to develop an efficient adsorbent for the decontamination of discharged dyes. In this work, the polymeric microspheres derived from a kind of amphiphilic block of co-poly(arylene ether nitrile) (B-b-S-P) were prepared on the basis of “oil-in-water” (O/W) microemulsion method. The B-b-S-P microspheres were found competent to remove the cationic dye, methylene blue (MB); and various influential factors, such as contact time, initial concentration, solution pH and temperature were investigated. Results indicated that the maximum adsorption capacity of B-b-S-P microspheres for MB was 119.84 mg/g at 25 °C in neutral conditions. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm dates were well fitted to a pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm model, and thermodynamic parameters implied that the adsorption process was endothermic. The B-b-S-P microspheres also exhibited a highly selective adsorption for cationic dye MB, even in the presence of anionic dye methyl orange (MO). In addition, the possible adsorption mechanism was studied, suggesting that the electrostatic interaction and π–π interaction could be the main force in the adsorption process.


2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julius Ndi Nsami ◽  
Joseph Ketcha Mbadcam

The adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution onto activated carbon prepared from cola nut shell has been investigated under batch mode. The influence of major parameters governing the efficiency of the process such as, solution pH, sorbent dose, initial concentration, and contact time on the removal process was investigated. The time-dependent experimental studies showed that the adsorption quantity of methylene blue increases with initial concentration and decreasing adsorbent dosage. The equilibrium time of 180 min was observed and maximum adsorption was favoured at pH 3.5. The dye removal using 0.1 g of adsorbent was more than 90%. This dosage (0.1 g) was considered as the optimum dosage to remove methylene blue from aqueous solutions. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by the Freundlich, Langmuir adsorption isotherm models. The kinetics of methylene blue solution was discussed by pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Elovich models. The adsorption process follows the Elovich rate kinetic model, having a correlation coefficient in the range between 0.9811 and 1.


2012 ◽  
Vol 573-574 ◽  
pp. 68-79
Author(s):  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Yan Fang Feng ◽  
Yong Hong Wu ◽  
Lin Zhang Yang

The aim of this study was to establish an economical and environmentally benign biosorbent for removing synthetic dyes (e.g. methylene blue, MB) from wastewater. The adsorption process of MB onto abandoned mung bean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) shell (MBS) was investigated in a batch system. The results showed that a wide range of pH (3.74 to 9.78) was favorable for the adsorption of MB onto MBS. Equilibrium studies indicated that the Langmuir model displayed the best fit for the isothermal adsorption data. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity (165.92 mg g-1) calculated by the Langmuir equation was higher than that of many previously investigated low-cost bioadsorbents (e.g., peanut hull, wheat straw, etc.). The adsorption process best fitted pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Thermodynamic studies showed that the adsorption process was spontaneously, exothermic and was mainly a physisorption. This study indicates that MBS is a promising, unconventional, affordable and environmentally friendly bio-measure that is easily deployed for removing cationic dyes from wastewater.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jixiang Zhang ◽  
Guangxia Zhang ◽  
Qiuxiang Zhou ◽  
Lailiang Ou

Calcium alginate (CA) was used as an adsorbent to remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. The effect of initial dye concentration, contact time, temperature and solution pH on the adsorption of MB onto CA was investigated by batch experiments. The percentage removal of MB decreased with increasing temperature. Comparatively high adsorption capacities were shown over a wide pH range (pH 2–11). More than 93% of MB removal was obtained within 30 min for an initial dye concentration of 1,000 mg/L at an adsorbent dose of 4 g/L. The adsorption equilibrium was investigated by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The maximum adsorption capacity was 2,355.4 mg/g on the basis of the Langmuir isotherm. Thermodynamic parameters were evaluated, and revealed that the adsorption process was a spontaneous, exothermic and entropy-reduced process. Pseudo-first, pseudo-second and intra-particle diffusion kinetic models were applied to the experimental data, and the results showed that the adsorption was in good agreement with the pseudo-second order kinetic model. Desorption studies implied that CA could be a useful adsorbent for the removal of MB from aqueous solution.


2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 471-483
Author(s):  
Patience Mapule Thabede ◽  
Ntaote David Shooto ◽  
Eliazer Bobby Naidoo

Present study reports on the sorption study of chromium(VI), cadmium(II) ions and methylene blue dye by pristine, defatted and carbonized Nigella sativa L. seeds from aqueous solution. The removal of oil from pristine Nigella sativa L. (PNS) seeds was carried out by defatting the Nigella sativa with acetone and N,N-dimethylformamide and then labelled ANS and DNS, respectively. Thereafter the defatted ANS and DNS adsorbents were carbonized at 600 ºC for 2 h under nitrogen and labelled as CANS and CDNS. The results of pristine, defatted and carbonized seeds were compared. The removal of Cr(VI), Cd(II) and methylene blue dye from aqueous solutions was investigated by varying adsorbate concentration, solution pH, reaction contact time and temperature of the solution. The SEM images indicated that the surface morphology of PNS was irregular, whilst ANS and DNS had pores and cavities. CANS and CDNS was heterogeneous and had pores and cavities. FTIR spectroscopy showed that the adsorbents surfaces had bands that indicated a lot of oxygen containing groups. The pH of the solution had an influence on the removal uptake of Cr(VI), Cd(II) and methylene blue. The sorption of Cr(VI) decreased when pH of the solution was increased due to different speciation of Cr(VI) ions whilst the removal of Cd(II) and methylene blue increased when solution pH was increased. Pseudo first order kinetic model well described the adsorption of Cr(VI), Cd(II) and methylene blue onto PNS. On the other hand, the kinetic data for ANS, CANS, DNS and CDNS was well described by pseudo second order. Furthermore, the removal mechanism onto PNS and ANS was better described by Freundlich multilayer model. The CANS, DNS and CDNS fitted Langmuir monolayer model. Thermodynamic parameters indicated that the sorption processes of Cr(VI), Cd(II) and methylene blue was endothermic and effective at high temperatures for all adsorbents. The ΔSº and ΔHº had positive values this confirmed that the sorption of Cr(VI), Cd(II) and methylene blue onto all adsorbents was random and endothermic, respectively. The values of ΔGº confirmed that the sorption of Cr(VI), Cd(II) and methylene blue on all adsorbents was spontaneous and predominated by physical adsorption process. The CANS had highest adsorption capacity of 99.82 mg/g for methylene blue, 96.89 mg/g for Cd(II) and 87.44 mg/g for Cr(VI) followed by CDNS with 93.90, 73.91 and 65.38 mg/g for methylene blue, Cd(II) and Cr(VI), respectively. The ANS capacities were 58.44, 45.28 and 48.96 mg/g whilst DNS capacities were 48.19, 32.69 and 34.65 mg/g for methylene blue, Cd(II) and Cr(VI), respectively. PNS had the lowest sorption capacities at 43.88, 36.01 and 19.84 mg/g for methylene blue, Cd(II) and Cr(VI), respectively.


Author(s):  
Ola A. Nashmi ◽  
Nada N. Abdulrazzaq ◽  
Ahmed A. Mohammed

In this work, ozone microbubbles (OMBs) technique was used to remove methylene blue dye (MB) from water in a semi- batch reactor. The removal efficiency of methylene blue dye were investigated under various reaction conditions such as effect of initial solution pH, ozone generation rate, initial methylene blue dye concentration and determination of mass transfer coefficient. The removal of methylene blue by Ozonation microbubbles were very high at the acidic media and upon increasing ozone generation rate from 0.498 to 0.83 mg s−1, the removal efficiency dramatically increased from 8 to 98%.The overall rate of the oxidation reaction fitted well a second order kinetic model. The results demonstrated that ozone microbubbles were effective in terms of the elimination of methylene blue concentration and its complete mineralization.


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