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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL
Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 1-17Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/RJTA-07-2020-0075
Keywords
Dye removal; Balanites aegyptiaca; Biosorption; Low-cost adsorbent; Plant barks; Textile dyes
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The study found that BABP could be a potential eco-friendly and low-cost biosorbent for the successful removal of MB from aqueous solutions. The results demonstrate that BABP has good removal efficiency and can be reused effectively.
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the potential application of Balanites aegyptiaca bark powder (BABP) for removing a basic textile dye, methylene blue (MB), from aqueous solutions. Design/methodology/approach The biosorbent (BABP) was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and point of zero charge (pH(PZC)). Batch mode was selected to study the biosorption of MB onto BABP surface at different experimental conditions (shaking speed, contact time, initial solution pH, ionic strength, solution temperature, biosorbent dosage and initial dye concentration). Besides, the reusability of BABP for MB biosorption was also examined. Findings The biosorption results revealed that approximately 96% of MB was removed successfully at the optimized operational conditions. Pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models, respectively, better described the adsorption kinetics and isotherms. The monolayer biosorption capacity (q(max)) for MB was about 97.09 mg/g. According to thermodynamics findings, the MB biosorption onto BABP is an exothermic and spontaneous process. The results demonstrate that BABP can be considered as potential eco-friendly, readily available and low-cost biosorbent for hazardous textile dyes removal from water bodies and also provides a promising method for minimization of agricultural solid wastes (e.g. plant barks). Originality/value The utilization of Balanites aegyptiaca bark powder (BABP), solid waste material, as low-cost and eco-friendly biosorbent for the removal of hazardous basic textile dye (methylene blue) from the aquatic environment.
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