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Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Aqueous Solutions Using Zeolitic Imidazole Framework-8

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Adsorption of malachite green (MG) using zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) as a novel adsorbent was investigated in the current study. The effect of pH (3 to 11), contact time (15 to 120 min), ZIF-8 dosage (0.01 to 0.09 g/L), and competitive compounds (NaCl and NH4Cl) was studied on the adsorption of MG (25 to 200 mg/L) alongside the sonocatalyst process at 30 kHz for 60 min. Moreover, isotherm and kinetic models were investigated. Optimum conditions were obtained at pH=7, catalyst dosage=0.05 g/L, MG concentration=25 mg/L and contact time=90 min, with a removal efficiency of MG up to 95%. Experimental data were well fitted on the Freundlich and pseudo-second order model. Maximum adsorption capacity was found to be 224.14 mg/g. The effect of competitive compounds was insignificant. This study demonstrated that the sonocatalyst process in combination with ZIF-8 is a promising and efficient method for adsorption of MG from aqueous solutions.

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This work was financially supported by the Health Research Deputy of the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences (Project No. A-10-1828-1). The authors would like to thank the Lorestan University of Medical Sciences for supporting this work.

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  1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

    Nahid Khoshnamvand, Ali Jafari & Bahram Kamarehie

  2. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

    Nahid Khoshnamvand

  3. Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran

    Amir Mohammadi

  4. Environmental Health Engineering Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

    Maryam Faraji

  5. Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

    Maryam Faraji

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• Zeolitic imidazole frameworks are in the group of metal-organic frameworks as the novel adsorbents.

• ZIF-8, in addition to the sonocatalyst process, can adsorb MG up to 95% from aqueous solutions in optimal conditions.

• Maximum adsorption capacity was obtained to be 224.14 mg/g.

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Khoshnamvand, N., Jafari, A., Kamarehie, B. et al. Removal of Malachite Green Dye from Aqueous Solutions Using Zeolitic Imidazole Framework-8. Environ. Process. 6, 757–772 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40710-019-00384-9

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