Journal
MOLECULES
Volume 27, Issue 15, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27154746
Keywords
adsorption; chitosan; efficiency; kinetics isotherms; methylene blue; reusability
Funding
- Deanship of Scientific Research at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud University [RG-21-09-50]
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In this study, ZnO-chitosan nanocomposites were successfully synthesized for the removal of methylene blue from water. The nanocomposites showed remarkable performance in dye adsorption and exhibited good reusability.
Successful synthesis of ZnO-chitosan nanocomposites was conducted for the removal of methylene blue from an aqueous medium. Remarkable performance of the nanocomposites was demonstrated for the effective uptake of the dye, thereby achieving 83.77, 93.78 and 97.93 mg g(-1) for the chitosan, 5 wt.% ZnO-Chitosan and 10 wt.% ZnO-Chitosan, respectively. The corresponding adsorption efficiency was 88.77, 93.78 and 97.95 for the chitosan, 5 wt.% ZnO-Chitosan and 10 wt.% ZnO-Chitosan, respectively. Upon regeneration, good reusability of the nanocomposites was manifested for the continuous removal of the dye up to six consecutive cycles. The adsorption process was kinetically described by a pseudo-first order model, while the isotherms were best fitted by the Langmuir model.
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