Application of nano adsorbent of PCMC in water treatment : removal of cationic dyes

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Polymer Materials Research Department, Institute of Advanced Technology and New Materials, City for Scientific Research and Technological applications, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria- Egypt

2 Chemical engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University

3 Chem. Eng. Dept., Faaculty of Eng., Minia university. Minia, Egypt.

4 Chemical engineering, faculty of engineering, Alexandria university

5 Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of engineering, Minia University.

Abstract

IIn the present study, modified carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) was prepared to form nano phosphonate carboxy methyl cellulose (PCMC) for removal of cationic dyes Crystal violet (CV) and Methylene blue (MB) as models. The produced nanostructure and morphology of the adsorbent PCMC were investigated by (FTIR) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analyses, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), zeta potential test, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The spectrophotometric characterization of nano adsorbent surface PCMC was studied for the removal of both cationic dyes as a function of adsorption contact time, initial concentration of solution, amount of nano adsorbent, adsorption temperature, and solution pH value. The equilibrium adsorption data of both MB and CV dyes agreed well with the Langmuir model (R2 = 0.9942 and 0.9958 for dyes, respectively), which indicates the maximum adsorption capacity of the PCMC nanoparticle-based adsorbent for both dyes. The kinetics of adsorption process fit a pseudo-first-order model. The adsorption process is spontaneous and endothermic, as determined by investigations of thermodynamic characteristics within the temperature range (298–313 K). Based on the adjusted parameter, the adsorbent exhibits very high removal efficiency and speed for both dyes.

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Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Volume 66, Issue 13 - Serial Number 13
Special Issue: Applied Chemistry for Greener Life and Sustainability
December 2023
Pages 697-709

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  • Receive Date: 19 November 2022
  • Revise Date: 29 January 2023
  • Accept Date: 11 May 2023

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