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Eucheuma cottonii Seaweed-Based Biochar for Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye

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  • Anwar Ameen Hezam Saeed

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
    Centre of Urban Resource Sustainability, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Noorfidza Yub Harun

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
    Centre of Urban Resource Sustainability, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Suriati Sufian

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Ahmer Ali Siyal

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Muhammad Zulfiqar

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Muhammad Roil Bilad

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Arvind Vagananthan

    (Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Amin Al-Fakih

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Aiban Abdulhakim Saeed Ghaleb

    (Centre of Urban Resource Sustainability, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

  • Najib Almahbashi

    (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia)

Abstract

Pollution from dye containing wastewater leads to a variety of environmental problems, which can destroy plant life and eco-systems. This study reports development of a seaweed-based biochar as an adsorbent material for efficient adsorption of methylene blue (MB) dye from synthetic wastewater. The Eucheuma cottonii seaweed biochar was developed through pyrolysis using a tube furnace with N 2 gas, and the properties were later improved by sulfuric acid treatment. The adsorption studies were conducted in a batch experimental setup under initial methylene blue concentrations of 50 to 200 mg/L, solution pH of 2 to 10, and temperature of 25 to 75 °C. The characterization results show that the developed biochar had a mesoporous pore morphology. The adsorbent possessed the surface area, pore size, and pore volume of 640 m 2 /g, 2.32 nm, and 0.54 cm 3 /g, respectively. An adsorption test for 200 mg/L of initial methylene blue at pH 4 showed the best performance. The adsorption data of the seaweed-based biochar followed the Langmuir isotherm adsorption model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, with the corresponding R 2 of 0.994 and 0.995. The maximum adsorption capacity of methylene blue using the developed seaweed‑based biochar was 133.33 mg/g. The adsorption followed the chemisorption mechanism, which occurred via the formation of a monolayer of methylene blue dye on the seaweed-based biochar surface. The adsorption performance of the produced seaweed biochar is comparable to that of other commercial adsorbents, suggesting its potential for large-scale applications.

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  • Anwar Ameen Hezam Saeed & Noorfidza Yub Harun & Suriati Sufian & Ahmer Ali Siyal & Muhammad Zulfiqar & Muhammad Roil Bilad & Arvind Vagananthan & Amin Al-Fakih & Aiban Abdulhakim Saeed Ghaleb & Najib , 2020. "Eucheuma cottonii Seaweed-Based Biochar for Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(24), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:24:p:10318-:d:459850
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