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Application of Scallop shell-Fe3O4 Nano-Composite for the Removal Azo Dye from Aqueous Solutions

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Scallop shell-Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods. The removal efficiency of RB5 was studied as a function of pH, adsorbent dosage, initial RB5 concentration, ionic strength, and temperature. Coating of Fe3O4 nanoparticles onto Scallop shell was identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. Maximum adsorption was obtained at pH 3. The removal efficiency of RB5 was increased with increasing adsorbent dosage. However, it was decreased with increasing initial RB5 concentration, temperature and in the presence of any anions. Adsorption kinetic study revealed that the pseudo-second order model better described the removal rate than the pseudo-first order model and intra-particle diffusion model. Adsorption isotherm was analyzed by both Langmuir and Freundlich equation. Experimental result was well described by the Langmuir equation. Maximum adsorption capacity was estimated to be 1111.11 mg/g. Thermodynamic studies indicated that the adsorption of RB5 onto Scallop shell-Fe3O4 nanoparticles was an endothermic (∆H = 178.14 KJ mol−1) process. The negative values of free energy (∆G) for the adsorption indicated that adsorption of RB5 was spontaneous reaction. Adsorption activity of RB5 by Scallop shell-Fe3O4 nanoparticles was maintained even after six successive cycles.

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    Azita Mohagheghian, Robabeh Vahidi-Kolur & Melina Pourmohseni

  2. Division of General Education, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 139-701, South Korea

    Jae-Kyu Yang

  3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Mehdi Shirzad-Siboni

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Mohagheghian, A., Vahidi-Kolur, R., Pourmohseni, M. et al. Application of Scallop shell-Fe3O4 Nano-Composite for the Removal Azo Dye from Aqueous Solutions. Water Air Soil Pollut 226, 321 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-015-2539-7

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