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Adsorption studies of cationic Safranin and anionic Remazol Brilliant Blue R dyes onto Tamarix aphylla’s stem

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This study emphasis on the feasibility of a vegetable biosorbent Tamarix aphylla (TA) for both cationic and anionic dyes adsorption. Indeed, this plant improves its efficiency for cationic Safranin and anionic Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR) dyes removal from aqueous solutions. Firstly, the physico-chemical proprieties of the stem of T. aphylla (TA) were determined by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The functional groups of T. aphylla before and after adsorption process were also determined. The parameters optimization (solution pH, biosorbent amount, biosorbent size fraction, initial dye concentration, reaction time) were taken place to control the best conditions for the adsorption process. The results showed that acidic pH (2.0) was more suitable for RBBR adsorption; however, a basic medium (pH: 8.0) was more suitable for Safranin adsorption. The pseudo-second-order model appears the suitable models for both dyes adsorption. Moreover, Temkin was the best fitting isotherm for both dyes with the highest correlation value of R2 (0.9988) and (0.9795) for Safranin and RBBR, respectively. These results explain that chemisorption of dyes takes place on the heterogeneous biomass surface. In addition, this adsorption occurred spontaneously due to the endothermic nature of the reaction. This scientific study offers a solution for colored wastewater treatment using the raw vegetable biomass T. aphylla (TA) without further chemical treatment.

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The authors express their gratitude to the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for financial support.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, Mersin University, 33343, Mersin, Turkey

    I. M’barek, M. Gun, H. Arslan & N. Dizge

  2. Laboratory for the Application of Materials to the Environment, Water and Energy (LR21ES15), Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

    I. M’barek

  3. Faculty of Sciences of Gafsa, University of Gafsa, Gafsa, Tunisia

    I. M’barek & Y. Moussaoui

  4. Organic Chemistry Laboratory (LR17ES08), Faculty of Sciences of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    Y. Moussaoui

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M’barek, I., Gun, M., Moussaoui, Y. et al. Adsorption studies of cationic Safranin and anionic Remazol Brilliant Blue R dyes onto Tamarix aphylla’s stem. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. 20, 4839–4850 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-022-04435-x

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