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Biosorption of methylene blue from aqueous solutions by Typha angustata phytomass

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The objective of this study was to investigate the biosorption of an azo dye (Methylene blue) by a wetland phytomass (Typha angustata) under post-phytoremediation scenario. Thus, the phytomass was used without any chemical modification. The batch adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of contact time and temperatures (25–45 °C) on the adsorption of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution by cattail phytomass (CP). More than 80 % of MB dye was removed from the aqueous solution within first 10 min of the experiment. Langmuir isotherm was modeled to describe the monolayer adsorption of MB dye (R 2 = 0.995) with the maximum adsorption capacity of 8.1 mg/g at 25 °C. Pseudo-second-order kinetic model adequately described the kinetics of absorption process (R 2 = 0.999). The adsorption of MB on the cattail phytomass was a spontaneous and endothermic process that was governed by chemisorption. Hence, CP could be applied as a potential low cost biosorbent to treat dyeing wastewater.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the Advanced Biomass R&D Center (ABC) under the project (Grant No. ABC-2010-0029728) funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea. Authors acknowledge Prof. Dr. Tariq Mahmood for reviewing this manuscript.

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Saif Ur Rehman, M., Han, JI. Biosorption of methylene blue from aqueous solutions by Typha angustata phytomass. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 10, 865–870 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-012-0128-5

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