Optimization and application of Musa paradisiaca-derived mesoporous hydrogel beads for selective adsorption of potentially toxic elements from aqueous environments

Hydrogel beads were constructed using sodium alginate (SA) and banana pith powder (BPP). The ability of beads to adsorb Copper (Cu2+), Lead (Pb2+) and Nickel (Ni2+) was examined using SA-BPP ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:0 and 0:1). BET, FTIR, SEM-EDS, TGA and ZP were used to analyse the compos...

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Publié dans:Environmental technology. - 1993. - 46(2025), 19 vom: 27. Juli, Seite 3973-3995
Auteur principal: Jacklien Emema Rose, T J (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Baskaralingam, P, Biju, Jeny Rachel, Subramanian, Sivanesan
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2025
Accès à la collection:Environmental technology
Sujets:Journal Article Green adsorbent metal ions removal response surface methodology (RSM) Water Pollutants, Chemical Hydrogels Lead 2P299V784P Nickel 7OV03QG267 plus... Alginates Copper 789U1901C5 Metals, Heavy
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Résumé:Hydrogel beads were constructed using sodium alginate (SA) and banana pith powder (BPP). The ability of beads to adsorb Copper (Cu2+), Lead (Pb2+) and Nickel (Ni2+) was examined using SA-BPP ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, 1:0 and 0:1). BET, FTIR, SEM-EDS, TGA and ZP were used to analyse the composite structural characteristics. BET surface area of SA-BPP (1:5) is found to be 28.308 m2/g. The impacts of adsorbent blend ratio, dosage, adsorption contact time, pH, and temperature were evaluated. The efficiency was attained at SA-BPP (1:5), 0.3 g, 180 min, pH 6 and 35°C, with adsorption rates of 83.38% for Cu2+, 77% for Pb2+ and 94.7% for Ni2+. The pseudo-first-order equation displayed good adsorption mechanism using (R2 = 0.993, 0.998 and 0.994) for Cu2+, Pb2+ and Ni2+. The Freundlich adsorption isotherm fits perfectly for the adsorption process of SA-BPP (1:5) (R2 = 0.967) for Pb2+ and Langmuir (R2 = 0.979 and 0.983) for Cu2+ and Ni2+. The thermodynamic analysis shows that the adsorption process is endothermic. The removal efficiency was determined by optimizing the theoretical adsorption experiments through the Box-Behnken Design (BBD). Cumulatively, the Cu2+, Pb2+ and Ni2+ ions have an electrostatic nature that facilitates their easier acceptance of the SA-BPP (1:5) adsorbent electrons. After five cycles, a maximal removal effectiveness of 75% is achieved, which concludes a long-lasting adsorbent for industrial wastewater
Description:Date Completed 24.07.2025
Date Revised 24.07.2025
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1479-487X
DOI:10.1080/09593330.2025.2482971