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Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-treated Phragmites australis powder as novel polymeric adsorbent for hazardous Eriochrome Black T removal from aqueous solutions

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The potential of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-treated Phragmites australis powder (CTAB-PA) as a novel polymeric sorbent for Eriochrome Black T (EBT) removal was studied. CTAB impregnation process increased adsorption sites availability that led to a better interaction of EBT dye and CTAB-PA. CTAB impregnation process increased the PA monolayer adsorption capacity from 57.14 to 89.93 mg g−1. Adsorption data were modeled using chemical reaction-based kinetic models (pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, and Elovich models) and diffusion-based kinetic models (Weber–Morris and Boyd models). EBT sorption kinetics could be described by the pseudo-second-order model having film diffusion as the main rate-limiting step. Adsorption data for both adsorbents were fitted to Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin–Radushkevich models, and best fitting was obtained with Langmuir model. Thermodynamic functions indicated that EBT adsorption onto PA and CTAB-PA was an exothermic and physical process. CTAB-PA burning behavior showed that this novel adsorbent can be considered as flame-retarding material. Adsorption–desorption experiments revealed that CTAB-PA could be reused up to five cycles with recovery percentage values maintained higher than 71%. CTAB-PA, a low-cost, durable, flame-retarding, and reusable material, was found to be an attractive candidate for EBT removal from water.

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Authors would like to thank the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Project: 18PJEC12-02) for the financial support of this work. Authors also thank Prof. Rim Najjar for help with English language corrections.

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    Rim Ben Arfi, Sarra Karoui & Achraf Ghorbal

  2. National Engineering School of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

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  3. Institute of Materials Science of Mulhouse, CNRS - UMR 7361, University of Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse, France

    Karine Mougin

  4. Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology of Gabes, University of Gabes, Gabes, Tunisia

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Ben Arfi, R., Karoui, S., Mougin, K. et al. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-treated Phragmites australis powder as novel polymeric adsorbent for hazardous Eriochrome Black T removal from aqueous solutions. Polym. Bull. 76, 5077–5102 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-018-2648-8

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