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Dynamics and thermodynamics for competitive adsorptive removal of methylene blue and rhodamine B from binary aqueous solution onto durian rind

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Concurrent adsorptive removal of methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) onto durian rind (DR) agricultural waste, from an aqueous binary solution as a model of wastewater containing multiple synthetic dyes, was investigated. The concurrent adsorption of the dyes followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The adsorption isotherm was well simulated by the Langmuir model, implying a monolayer adsorption to the surface with a homogeneous binding energy. The adsorption process was governed by external mass transfer through two-step intraparticle diffusion of the dyes onto the adsorbent surface. The adsorption efficiency of MB (96.4%) is much higher than that of RhB (56.3%). This is attributed to the higher rate constant for the adsorption of MB (0.348 g mg−1 min−1) as compared to that of RhB (0.151 g mg−1 min−1). The adsorption behavior suggested that the two cationic dyes in the binary solution diffused and adsorbed independently and randomly onto the DR surface. The adsorption capacity of MB and RhB in the binary solution (47.4 mg g−1 and 32.9 mg g−1, respectively) is lower than those of their single solute solutions (93.3 mg g−1 and 62.8 mg g−1, respectively), suggesting a competitive effect in their concurrent adsorption. This was confirmed based on the adsorption characteristics of the binary solution with different molar ratios. The competitive effect was attributed to either non-interactive or repulsive electrostatic interactions between the positively charged dyes in the binary system. The domination of MB is attributed to its smaller molecular size, higher planarity, and faster adsorption kinetics compared with RhB.

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Dr. Eny Kusrini greatly acknowledges the Universitas Indonesia for Publikasi Terindeks Internatinal (PUTI) research grant No. NKB-3412/UN2.RST/HKP/05.00/2020. Dr. Jonathan Hobley is grateful to the National Cheng Kung University’s NCKU90 distinguished visiting scholar program for hosting his research.

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    M. Ashrul Asbollah, Mohd Syaadii Mohd Sahid, Ensan Waatriah E. S. Shahrin, Nur Alimatul Hakimah Narudin, Nurulizzatul Ningsheh M. Shahri & Anwar Usman

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All authors contributed in the current study. M. Ashrul Asbollah and Mohd Syaadii Mohd Sahid performed the data collection. M. Ashrul Asbollah, Ensan Waatriah ES Shahrin, and Nur Alimatul Hakimah Narudin performed the data analysis. Eny Kusrini contributed to the methodology. M. Ashrul Asbollah wrote the original draft. Nurulizzatul Ningsheh M. Shahri and Jonathan Hobley performed the review and editing. Anwar Usman contributed to the conceptualization, supervision, review, and editing. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Asbollah, M.A., Sahid, M.S.M., Shahrin, E.W.E.S. et al. Dynamics and thermodynamics for competitive adsorptive removal of methylene blue and rhodamine B from binary aqueous solution onto durian rind. Environ Monit Assess 194, 645 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10332-0

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