Synthesis and characterization of low-cost Moroccan pozzolan-alginate adsorbents for methylene blue removal from water: Kinetics and mechanism

IF 5.3 2区化学 Q2 CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL

Journal of Molecular Liquids Pub Date : 2025-02-15 DOI:10.1016/j.molliq.2025.127162

Nadia Bougdour , Idriss Bakas , Abdulrahman Bin Jumah , Imran Ali , Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan , Ali Assabbane

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Water contamination due to methylene blue (MB) is a world-wide problem and needs attention by developing good adsorption methods. Consequently, novel inexpensive adsorbents were prepared using Moroccan Pozzolan i.e. Pozzolan Laayoune (PZL) powder, Pozzolan Timahdite (PZT) powder, Pozzolan Laayoune Alginate beads (PZLA-beads), and Pozzolan Timahdite Alginate beads (PZTA-beads). These materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX), point of zero charge (pHpzc), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). These adsorbents were used for the removal of MB from water. The data fitted well to the Langmuir model with maximum adsorption capacities (q_max) of 80, 91.73, 62.11, and 67.11 mg/g for PZL powder, PZLA-beads, PZT powder, and PZTA-beads, respectively with pseudo-second-order kinetics. Furthermore, Moroccan pozzolan beads (PZLA-beads) were tested for the treatment of real textile effluents; showing complete removal of MB. The desorption studies demonstrated that the pozzolan-based adsorbents acted as a regenerative, and reusable sorbent. The results indicated that Moroccan pozzolan-based adsorbents may be recommended for the treatment of textile wastewater containing MB dye.

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Journal of Molecular Liquids 化学-物理：原子、分子和化学物理

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10.30

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2597

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78 days

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