Paper Status Tracking
Contact us
[email protected]
Click here to send a message to me 3275638434
Paper Publishing WeChat

Article
Affiliation(s)

1. Department of Applied Chemistry, National School of Agro-Industrial Sciences, University of Ngaoundere, P.O. Box 455, Ngaoundere, Cameroun
2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Universitatea “Dunarea de Jos” din Galati, Str. Domneasca nr. 47, Galati800 008, Romania

ABSTRACT

Mango peels, which constitute a significant proportion of urban waste, have been modified with phosphoric acid for use as a biosorbent in the removal of methylene blue from wastewater. The characterization of the obtained biosorbent showed that cellulose is the primary constituent followed by lignin and hemicellulose. The high water content and the low value of ash content indicate that the studied biosorbent is a porous material containing a low proportion of inorganic, inert, amorphous and unusable part for biosorbent production. The zero charge point (pHpzc) assessment showed that the overall surface charge of the biosorbent is negative and therefore plays a key role in the adsorption process. The adsorption of methylene blue by mango peels biosorbent is a two-step process: a rapid first step in which over 90% methylene blue is removed in less than 10 min followed by a slowdown of the adsorption rate when approaching the adsorption equilibrium. Among pseudo-first, pseudo-second order and intraparticle diffusion kinetics models studies, pseudo-second order was the best applicable to describe methylene blue adsorption, suggesting a two-step mechanism: the transfer of methylene blue molecules from the solution to the mango peels biosorbent surface, followed by the interaction between adsorbates and surface. The equilibrium adsorption data were analyzed by Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms models. Among them, Langmuir was the best model to describe adsorption, indicating the existence of homogeneous distribution of adsorption sites on mango peels biosorbent surface and a mono-layer adsorption of methylene blue molecules. The low value of Temkin’s constant B relative to the interaction energy between methylene blue molecules and the surface of the biosorbent shows that the adsorption involved is a physisorption process.

KEYWORDS

Mango peels, methylene blue, low-cost biosorbant, adsorption kinetic, adsorption isotherm.

Cite this paper

Journal of Materials Science and Engineering A 11 (4-6) (2021) 40-47

References

[1] Reife, A. 1993. Dyes Environmental Chemistry.” In Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. New York, NY: John-Wiley & Sons.

[2] Zarezadeh-Mehrizi, M., and Badiei, A. 2014. Highly Efficient Removal of Basic Blue 41 with Nanoporous Silica.” Water Resour. Ind. 5: 49-57.

[3] Dogan, M., Abak, H., and Alkan, M. 2009. Adsorption of Methylene Blue onto Hazelnut Shell: Kinetics, Mechanism and Activation Parameters.” J. Hazard. Mater. 164: 172-81.

[4] Dogan, M., and Alkan M. 2003. Adsorption Kinetics of Methyl Violet onto Perlite.” Chemosphere 50: 517-28.

[5] Ozdemir, Y., Dogan, M., and Alkan, M. 2006. Adsorption of Cationic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions by Sepiolite.” Microporous Mesoporous Mater 96 (1-3): 419-27.

[6] Gemeay, A. H., El-Sherbiny, A. S., and Zaki A. B. 2002. Adsorption and Kinetic Studies of the Intercalation of Some Organic Compounds onto Na+—Montmorillonite.” J. Colloid Interface Sci. 245: 116-25.

[7] Tsai, F. C., Ma, N., Chiang, T. C., Tsai, L. C., Shi, J. J., Xia, Y., Jiang, T., Su, S. K., and Chuang, F. S. 2014. Adsorptive Removal of Methyl Orange from Aqueous Solution with Crosslinking Chitosan Microspheres.” J. Water Process Eng. 1: 2-7.

[8] Barka, N., Ouzaouit, K., Abdennouri, M., and El Makhfouk, M. 2013. Dried Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) Cladodes as a Low-Cost and Eco-Friendly Biosorbent for Dyes Removal from Aqueous Solutions.” J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng. 44: 52-60.

[9] Barka, N., Abdennouri, M., and El Makhfouk, M. 2011. Removal of Methylene Blue and Eriochrome Black T from Aqueous Solutions by Biosorption on Scolymus hispanicus L.: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamics.” J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng. 42: 320-6.

[10] Li, S., Xu, S., Liu, S., Yang, C., and Lu, Q. 2004. Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass in Free-Fall Reactor for Hydrogen-Rich Gas.Fuel Process Technol. 85: 1201-11.

[11] Zainuddin, M. F., Shamsudin, R., Mokhtar, M. N., and Ismail, D. 2014. Physicochemical Properties of Pineapple Plant Waste Fibres from the Leaves and Stems of Different Varieties.Bio Resour. 9: 5311-24.

[12] Zollinger, H. 1991. Color Chemistry: Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Organic Dyes and Pigments. New York, NY: VCH.

[13] Faria, P. C. C., Orfao, J. J. M., and Pereira, M. F. R. 2004. Adsorption of Anionic and Cationic Dyes on Activated Carbons with Different Surface Chemistry.” Water Res. 38: 2043-52.

[14] Mousumi, B., Arun, K. G., and Lalitagauri, R. 2017. Adsorption of Lead on Cucumber Peel.Journal of Cleaner Production 151: 603-15.

[15] Nadeem, R., Manzoor, Q., Iqbal, M., and Nisar, J. 2016. Biosorption of Pb(II) onto Immobilized and Native Mangifera indica Waste Biomass.J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 35: 185-94.

[16] Singha, B., and Das, S. K. 2012. Removal of Pb(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution and Industrial Effluent Using Natural Biosorbents.Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 19: 2212-26.

[17] Kumar, K. V. 2007. Pseudo-Second Order Models for the Adsorption of Safranin onto Activated Carbon: Comparison of Linear and Non-linear Regression Methods.” Hazardous Materials 142: 564-7.

[18] Mittal, A., Mittal, J., Malviya, A., Kaur, D., and Gupta, V. K. 2010. Adsorption of Hazardous Dye Crystal Violet from Wastewater by Waste Materials.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 343: 463-73.

[19] Hameed, B. H. 2007. Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies of Methyl Violet Sorption by Agricultural Waste.Journal of Hazardous Materials 10: 1016.

[20] Weber, W. J., and Morris, J. C. 1963. Kinetics of Adsorption on Carbon from Solution.J. Sanit. Eng. Div. Am. Soc. Civ. Eng. 89: 31-60.

[21] Saeed, A., Iqbal, M., and Holl, W. H. 2009. Kinetics, Equilibrium and Mechanism of Cd Removal from Aqueous Solution by Mungbean Husk.J. Hazard. Mater. 168: 1467-75.

[22] Elmoubarki, R., Mahjoubi, F. Z., Tounsadi, H., Moustadraf, J., Abdennouri, M., Zouhri, A., El Albani, A., and Barka, N. 2015. Adsorption of Textile Dyes on Raw and Decanted Moroccan Clays: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamics.Water Resources and Industry 9: 16-29.

[23] Crini, G. 2006. Non-conventional Low-Cost Adsorbents for Dye Removal: A Review.Bioresour. Technol. 97: 1061-85.

[24] Radha, K. V., Regupathi, I., Arunagiri, A., and Murugesan, T. 2005. Decolorization Studies of Synthetic Dyes Using Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Their Kinetics.Process Biochem. 40: 3337-45.

[25] Khalfaoui, A., Abdeslam, M. H., and Derbal, K. 2012. Isotherm and Kinetics Study of Biosorption of Cationic Dye onto Banana Peel.Energy Procedia 19: 286-95.

[26] Padmesh, T. N. V., Vijayaraghavan, K., Sekaran, G., and Velan, M. 2005. Batch and Column Studies on Biosorption of Acid Dyes on Fresh Water Macro Alga Azolla filiculoides.J. Hazard. Mater 125: 121-9.

[27] Gong, R., Ding, Y., Li, M., Yang, C., Liu, H., and Sun, Y. 2005. Utilization of Powdered Peanut Hull as Biosorbent for Removal of Anionic Dyes from Aqueous Solution.Dyes Pigments 64: 187-92.

[28] Barka, N., Assabbane, A., Aît Ichou, Y., and Nounah, A. 2006. Decantamination of Textile Wastewater by Powdered Activated Carbon.” J. Appl. Sci. 6 (3): 692-5.

About | Terms & Conditions | Issue | Privacy | Contact us
Copyright © 2001 - David Publishing Company All rights reserved, www.davidpublisher.com
3 Germay Dr., Unit 4 #4651, Wilmington DE 19804; Tel: 1-323-984-7526; Email: [email protected]