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Adsorption of methylene blue from textile industrial wastewater using activated carbon developed from Rumex abyssinicus plant

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Fito, Jemal, Abewaa, Mikiyas, Mengistu, Ashagrie, Angassa, Kenatu, Ambaye, Abera Demeke, Moyo, Welldone, Nkambule, Thabo·2023·Scientific Reports
DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-32341-wPMC PMC10070411
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Methylene blue (MB) is abundantly found in textile industrial effluent which can cause severe health problems for public and environmental ecology. Therefore, this study aimed to remove MB from textile wastewater using the activated carbon developed from Rumex abyssinicus . The adsorbent was activated using chemical and thermal methods, and then it was characterized by SEM, FTIR, BET, XRD, and pH zero-point charge (pHpzc). The adsorption isotherm and kinetics were also investigated. The experimental design was composed of four factors at three levels (pH (3, 6, and 9), initial MB concentration (100, 150, and 200 mg/L), adsorbent dosage (20, 40, and 60 mg/100 mL), and contact time (20, 40, and 60 min)). The adsorption interaction was evaluated using response surface methodology. The characterization of a Rumex abyssinicus activated carbon was found to have multiple functional groups (FTIR), an amorphous structure (XRD), crack with ups and down morphology (SEM), pHpzc of 5.03 and a high BET-specific surface area of 2522 m 2 /g. The optimization of MB dye removal was carried out using the Response Surface methodology coupled with the Box Behnken approach. The maximum removal efficiency of 99.9% was recorded at optimum conditions of pH 9, MB concentration of 100 mg/L, the adsorbent dosage of 60 mg/100 mL, and contact time of 60 min. Among the three adsorption isotherm models, the Freundlich isotherm model was the best fit with an experimental value at R 2 0.99 showing the adsorption process was heterogeneous and multilayer whereas the kinetics study revealed that pseudo-second-order at R 2 0.88. Finally, this adsorption process is quite promising to be used at an industrial level .

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Fito, J., Abewaa, M., Mengistu, A., Angassa, K., Ambaye, A. D., Moyo, W., & Nkambule, T.
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  • University of South Africa (ZA)
  • Wachemo University (ET)
  • Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (ET)
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Abewaa, Mikiyas
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Scientific Reports
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2023-04-03
Volume
13
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1
Pages
5427-5427
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2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41598-023-32341-w
PMC
PMC10070411
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W4362521540
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University of South Africa
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Keywords
methylene blue, dye adsorption, textile wastewater, activated carbon, Rumex abyssinicus, agricultural waste adsorbent, chemical activation, thermal activation, Freundlich isotherm, pseudo-second-order kinetics, pH effect on adsorption, response surface methodology
MeSH terms
Adsorption, Charcoal, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kinetics, Methylene Blue, Textiles, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Rumex, Wastewater

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