The Removal of Methyl Red from Aqueous Solutions Using Banana Pseudostem Fibers

Haris, Mas Rosemal Hakim Mas; Sathasivam, Kathiresan V.

doi:10.3844/ajassp.2009.1690.1700

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“…Its discharges into the receiving bodies and affects both aquatic and human lives [57,75,76] . It causes eyes and skins sensitization, pharyngeal, irritations to digestive tract when swallowed [57,[75][76][77] and/or inhaled [77][78][79][80] . Recently, researches into developing low cost alternatively means to reduce or completely remove MR dye have been given more attentions due to their carcinogenic nature when discharged into the water body [79][80][81] .…”

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Sorption studies of methyl red dye removal using lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus)

Ahmad

Ahmed

Adegoke

et al. 2019

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Lemongrass leaf based activated carbon (LGLAC) was prepared using physico-chemical methods for methyl red (MR) dye removal from aqueous solutions. The surface chemistry of LGLAC before adsorption revealed the presence of different functional groups: O-H, C-H, C = O, CH 3 , C = C, NO , CO and C-N which were shifted after methyl red dye adsorption. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface and mesopore areas are 836.04 m 2 /g and 598.6 04 m 2 /g, whereas, the average pore diameter and total pore volume of LGLAC are 3.62 nm and 0.472 cm 3 /g respectively. Batch adsorption was studied using different parameters: initial dye concentrations (25-500 mg/L), contact time (0-24 h), solution temperature (30-60 °C) and solution pH (2-12). Adsorption of methyl red dye was observed to increase with increase in initial dye concentration, contact time and solution temperature. The methyl red dye adsorption uptake and percentage removal at equilibrium showed that the adsorption process is majorly dependent on the initial dye concentration. Optimum percentage of methyl red dye removed was observed at pH 2. The adsorption process of methyl red dye onto LGLAC was endothermic in nature. Thermodynamic parameters, including entropy change (S 0), enthalpy change (H 0), and Gibbs free energy change (G 0) were evaluated. The adsorption process was endothermic and the mechanism followed a physisorption process.

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Sorption studies of methyl red dye removal using lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus)

Ahmad

Ahmed

Adegoke

et al. 2019

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“…A process for using various tropical plant fibers to recover spilled oil and other related hydrocarbons from land or water has been patented [30]. Studies suggest the application of banana plant waste for the removal of methylene blue, methyl red, selected heavy metals and oil from water [31][32][33][34]. Esterified BTF/poly (vinyl alcohol) blend films have also been produced as a potential replacement for edible food packaging materials [35].…”

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Chemical Modification of Banana Trunk Fibers for the Production of Green Composites

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Natural fibers have proven to be excellent reinforcing agents in composite materials. However, a critical disadvantage of natural fibers is their hydrophilic nature. In this study, banana trunk fibers were mechanically damaged using a high-speed blender, and the resulting fibers (MDBTF) were treated with (i) stearic acid (SAMDBTF) and (ii) calcium carbonate coated with 5% (wt/wt) stearic acid (SACCMDBTF). The moisture sorption, oil sorption and thermal properties of the fibers were determined. The morphology, roughness and the functional groups present were also investigated. Study data of the present study indicate that SACCMDBTF exhibited a faster oil sorption capacity than SAMDBTF. Fast uptake of the oil occurred during the first 5 min, whereby the quantity of oil sorbed in SAMDBTF and SACCMDBTF was 5.5 and 15.0 g oil g−1 fiber, respectively. The results of a used engine oil uptake study revealed that SAMDBTF and SACCMDBTF sorbed 9.5 and 18.3 g/g-1 fiber, respectively, at equilibrium. The obtained results suggest that the mechanically damaged process improved the thermal stability of the fibers. This work reveals that the inclusion of stearic-acid-coated calcium carbonate into the interstices of MDBTF yields is environmentally safe for green hydrophobic composites. SACCMDBTF are used as efficient adsorbents for the removal of spilled oil on aqueous media.

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“…Rapid progress in industrial activities during recent years has led to the discharge of unprecedented amount of waste water containing different pollutant such as organic surfactants, heavy metal ions, acids, alkalis, solvents and dyes. Among these pollutants dyes are also main constituents of pollutant of natural water which causes harm to human and other living organisms [1,2]. A majority of dyes are bright colored due to the presence of one or several azo (-N=N-) groups associated with substituted aromatic structures [3].…”

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“…A majority of dyes are bright colored due to the presence of one or several azo (-N=N-) groups associated with substituted aromatic structures [3]. Effluents from textile, leather, food processing, cosmetics, paper and pulp mill, electroplating factories, dyes manufacturing industries, distilleries, tanneries are some examples of the sources of azo dyes [1,4,5]. Dyes and their byproducts are toxic to living organisms [7].…”

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“…Dyes and their byproducts are toxic to living organisms [7]. Most of the commercially used dyes are resistant to biodegradation, photo degradation and even oxidizing agents [1,7]. Unless otherwise properly treated, these dyes significantly affect the photosynthetic activity in aquatic life due to reduced light penetration and also are toxic to human and some aquatic life by its mutagenic and carcinogenic effect [10,11].…”

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Adsorptive Removal of Methyl Red from Aqueous Solution onto Charred and Aminated Sugarcane Waste

Kour

Pandey

Homagai

et al. 2013

J. Memb. Separ. Tech.

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Adsorptive removal of Methyl Red (MR) from aqueous solution onto chemically modified charred sugarcane waste (CSW) and aminated sugarcane waste (ASW) has been investigated. The surface modification was characterized by FTIR, SEM, elemental analysis and Boehm titration. The effect of pH, contact time and MR concentrations were studied by batch equilibrium method. Maximum dye removal was observed at pH 2 onto CSW while that for ASW at pH 7. The dye can be quantitatively removed onto the surface of these adsorbents at a contact time of 3 h. Maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) for the CSW and ASW were found to be 125.0 mg/g and 142.85 mg/g, respectively. Adsorption kinetic data were tested using pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order and intra-particle diffusion models. Kinetic studies revealed that the adsorptive removal of the dye onto the adsorbents followed pseudo-second order kinetics model. The obtained results indicated an excellent alternative for the treatment of dye contaminated wastewater using such chemically modified sugarcane waste at low cost with better efficiency.

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The Removal of Methyl Red from Aqueous Solutions Using Banana Pseudostem Fibers

Cited by 81 publications

References 60 publications

Sorption studies of methyl red dye removal using lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus)

Sorption studies of methyl red dye removal using lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus)

Chemical Modification of Banana Trunk Fibers for the Production of Green Composites

Adsorptive Removal of Methyl Red from Aqueous Solution onto Charred and Aminated Sugarcane Waste

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