The usage of a cost-effective, eco-friendly, and highly efficient adsorbent for the removal of dye from an aqueous solution is presented in this paper. This work focuses on the prospective use of chitosan/cellulose blend to remove the Malachite green (MG) from an aqueous medium. Optimization of experimental conditions to find the maximum dye adsorption is studied in detail. Results revealed that the maximum adsorption of dye occurs within 30 minutes of the experiment. The SEM images exhibited a change in their surface morphology upon the adsorption of dye. The adsorption isotherm of MG fits the Langmuir and Freundlich equations and follows the pseudo-second-order rate equation. Freundlich isotherm exhibited the maximum adsorption capacity of 115.1 mg/g when compared to Langmuir isotherm. 98.65% of dye degradation is observed at room temperature for an adsorbent dosage of 0.2g per 30 ml initial dye concentration. Current analysis and its comparison studies with other reports on adsorbents conclude that the chitosan/cellulose blend can be considered a cost-effective choice for the removal of MG.

The usage of cost effective, ecofriendly and highly efficient adsorbent to the removal of dye from aqueous solution is presented in this paper. This work focusses on the prospective use of Chitosan/Cellulose blend to remove the Malachite green (MG) from aqueous medium. Optimization of experimental conditions to find the maximum dye adsorption is studied in detail. Results revealed that the maximum adsorption of dye occurs within 30 minutes of the experiment. The SEM images exhibited a change in its surface morphology upon the adsorption of dye. The adsorption isotherm of MG clearly fits the Langmuir and Freundlich equations and follows pseudo-second-order rate equation. Freundlich isotherm exhibited the maximum adsorption capacity of 115.1 mg/g when compared to Langmuir isotherm. 98.65% of dye degradation is observed at room temperature for an adsorbent dosage of 0.2g per 30 ml initial dye concentration. Current analysis and its comparison studies with other reports on adsorbents concludes that, Chitosan/Cellulose blend can be considered as a cost effective choice for the removal of MG.