@article{scholars16529,
         journal = {Molecules},
       publisher = {MDPI},
            year = {2022},
           title = {Effective Removal of Methylene Blue from Simulated Wastewater Using ZnO-Chitosan Nanocomposites: Optimization, Kinetics, and Isotherm Studies},
             doi = {10.3390/molecules27154746},
          number = {15},
          volume = {27},
            note = {cited By 18},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85135202955&doi=10.3390\%2fmolecules27154746&partnerID=40&md5=70966eb1b1286bc2cd276a89856ffa9c},
        keywords = {chitosan; methylene blue; nanocomposite; zinc oxide, adsorption; kinetics; pH; wastewater; water pollutant, Adsorption; Chitosan; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Kinetics; Methylene Blue; Nanocomposites; Waste Water; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Zinc Oxide},
        abstract = {Successful synthesis of ZnO-chitosan nanocomposites was conducted for the removal of methylene blue from an aqueous medium. Remarkable performance of the nanocomposites was demonstrated for the effective uptake of the dye, thereby achieving 83.77, 93.78 and 97.93 mg g{\^a}??1 for the chitosan, 5 wt. ZnO-Chitosan and 10 wt. ZnO-Chitosan, respectively. The corresponding adsorption efficiency was 88.77, 93.78 and 97.95 for the chitosan, 5 wt. ZnO-Chitosan and 10 wt. ZnO-Chitosan, respectively. Upon regeneration, good reusability of the nanocomposites was manifested for the continuous removal of the dye up to six consecutive cycles. The adsorption process was kinetically described by a pseudo-first order model, while the isotherms were best fitted by the Langmuir model. {\^A}{\copyright} 2022 by the authors.},
          author = {Zango, Z. U. and Dennis, J. O. and Aljameel, A. I. and Usman, F. and Ali, M. K. M. and Abdulkadir, B. A. and Algessair, S. and Aldaghri, O. A. and Ibnaouf, K. H.},
            issn = {14203049}
}