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Separation Science and Technology Volume 52, 2017 - Issue 6
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Adsorption

Nanoscale zerovalent iron-Sargassum swartzii biocomposites for the removal of malachite green from an aqueous solution

M. JeroldDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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E. V. VidyaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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Ramya SankarDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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Naveenji ArunDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
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V. SivasubramanianDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kozhikode, Kerala, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 965-974 | Received 23 Feb 2016, Accepted 20 Dec 2016, Published online: 17 Feb 2017
 
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ABSTRACT

A novel nanoscale zerovalent iron-Sargassum swartzii (nZVI-SS) biocomposite was tested for its ability to remove malachite green from aqueous solutions. Batch equilibrium tests at different pH conditions showed that at pH 10, a maximum removal of 142.85 mg/g was observed according to Langmuir model. Involvement of various functional groups of the biosorbent in preferential biosorption of cationic dye was observed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Morphological changes occurring on the biocomposite materials were characterized using scanning electron microscopy. Furthermore, temperature and kinetic profiles during the biosorption process were also reported.

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