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Removal of Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Ectodermis of Prickly Pear Fruits-Based Bioadsorbent

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  • Fatimah A. M. Al-Zahrani

    (Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia)

  • Badria M. Al-Shehri

    (Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
    Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
    Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia)

  • Reda M. El-Shishtawy

    (Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
    National Research Centre, Dyeing, Printing and Textile Auxiliaries Department, Institute of Textile Research and Technology, 33 EL Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt)

Abstract

Billions of grams of ectodermic fruits, such as prickly pear fruits, are removed and thrown as waste worldwide. In this study, an inexpensive approach was used to successfully transform the agricultural waste prickly pear fruit peels (PPFP) into a new adsorbent used to remove dye (PTZIDM). The adsorbent PPFP revealed a porous structure and a fair surface area. It was characterized and evaluated using a scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and surface area measurements (BET). The effectiveness of the PPFP’s adsorption was assessed in relation to pH, PPFP dose, contact time, and initial dye concentration. The kinetics and isotherm characteristics were investigated. More than 95% removal efficiency was obtained within 60 min at the adsorbent dose of 0.1 g for an initial dye concentration of 1 × 10 −5 M at pH 3. The pseudo-second-order models and the Langmuir isotherm are excellent at explaining the characteristic of dye adsorption. This work offers a rapid and simple method for efficiently converting biomass waste and using it to remove pollutants.

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  • Fatimah A. M. Al-Zahrani & Badria M. Al-Shehri & Reda M. El-Shishtawy, 2023. "Removal of Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Ectodermis of Prickly Pear Fruits-Based Bioadsorbent," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-20, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:4700-:d:1089585
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    1. Jianguo Wu & Aiqiang Xia & Chunyan Chen & Liuying Feng & Xiaohui Su & Xinfeng Wang, 2019. "Adsorption Thermodynamics and Dynamics of Three Typical Dyes onto Bio-adsorbent Spent Substrate of Pleurotus eryngii," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-11, February.
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