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Adsorption of fluoride in aqueous solutions using saline water algae (Rhodophyta sp.): an insight into isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and optimization studies

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Present study focused on the effective utilization of red algae (Rhodophyta sp.) towards removal of fluoride from contaminated medium by varying the operating variables (pH, adsorbent dose, initial concentration, contact time and temperature) and screen out the best condition for removal of fluoride through response surface optimization technique. The algal biomass was characterized by various analytical instruments, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry and point of zero charge (pHZPC). Results revealed that the equilibrium data nicely fitted with Langmuir model with biosorption capacity 5.484 mg g−1. The optimized values was screed from response surface methodology as initial concentration, temperature, dose and contact time are 9.77 mg L−1, 302.63 K, 10.8 g L−1, and 23.17 min, respectively. Finally, optimized condition was applied for removal of fluoride from fluoride contaminated villages of Birbhum district and average 80% fluoride was removed. The exhausted adsorbent was regenerated (95%) using 0.1 N NaOH solution. Therefore, present finding suggest that the red algae (Rhodophyta sp.) could be an excellent biosource for decontamination of fluoride from underground water.

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Abbreviations

APHA:

American Public Health Association

ANOVA:

Analysis of variance

ANN:

Artificial neural network

EDTA:

Ethyaldiamine tetra acetic acid

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared

HCl:

Hydrocholric acid

pHZPC :

Point of zero charge

RSM:

Response surface methodology

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Authors express their sincere thanks to all the faculty members of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, West Bengal. Authors also like thanks to all the technical staff of Chemistry Department for their help and cooperation.

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This work funded by the University of Burdwan, Burdwan, WB as M.Sc dissertation work (M.Sc/Disser/2013-2015(2), dated 10.02.2015), and DST Government of India in the form of FIST project (SR/FST/ESI-141/2015, dated 25.07.2016).

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Entire research design and manuscript was written by NKM and RB and PD were conducted the entire laboratory work and Modelling work was performed by KS.

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Mondal, N.K., Bhaumik, R., Sen, K. et al. Adsorption of fluoride in aqueous solutions using saline water algae (Rhodophyta sp.): an insight into isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics and optimization studies. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 8, 3507–3521 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01320-3

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