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Different lignocellulosic substrates consisting of modified barley husk, peanut shells and sawdust were entrapped in calcium alginate beads and used as adsorbents to remove dye compounds from vinasses. For comparative purposes, a biocomposite formulated with humus was also included in this work. Kinetic studies were carried out by applying pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Chien–Clayton and intraparticle diffusion models, observing a good agreement between theoretical and experimental results when the data were adjusted to pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The results of this study show that lignocellulosic-based biocomposites could be used as an effective and low-cost adsorbent for the removal of dyes from aqueous solutions. Among the heterogeneous biopolymers evaluated, the biocomposite based on barley husk gave the best capacity for dye removal. Moreover, in all cases, it was found that there exists a direct relationship between the capacity of the biocomposites to remove dyes and the percentage of carbon contained in the lignocellulosic residues.
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We are grateful to the Xunta de Galicia (project GPC, ref. CN2012/277), and Vecino X. gratefully acknowledges the University of Vigo for her predoctoral contract.
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Perez-Ameneiro, M., Bustos, G., Vecino, X. et al. Heterogenous Lignocellulosic Composites as Bio-Based Adsorbents for Wastewater Dye Removal: a Kinetic Comparison. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 133 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2393-7
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