TY  - JOUR
ID  - scholars6049
N1  - cited By 46
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84947648703&doi=10.1155%2f2015%2f562693&partnerID=40&md5=412be1be065d434e2d20ed307231522a
A1  - Nasrullah, A.
A1  - Khan, H.
A1  - Khan, A.S.
A1  - Man, Z.
A1  - Muhammad, N.
A1  - Khan, M.I.
A1  - Abd El-Salam, N.M.
TI  - Potential biosorbent derived from Calligonum polygonoides for removal of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution
KW  - adsorbent; methylene blue; methylene blue; water pollutant
KW  -  adsorption; aqueous solution; Article; ash; Calligonum polygonoides; chemical structure; infrared spectroscopy; particle size; scanning electron microscopy; shrub; thermogravimetry; waste component removal; absorption; chemistry; isolation and purification; kinetics; metabolism; Polygonaceae; procedures; water management; water pollutant
KW  -  Absorption
KW  -  Physicochemical; Kinetics; Methylene Blue; Microscopy
KW  -  Electron
KW  -  Scanning; Particle Size; Polygonaceae; Spectroscopy
KW  -  Fourier Transform Infrared; Thermogravimetry; Water Pollutants
KW  -  Chemical; Water Purification
Y1  - 2015///
N2  - The ash of C. polygonoides (locally called balanza) was collected from Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, and was utilized as biosorbent for methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous solution. The ash was used as biosorbent without any physical or chemical treatment. The biosorbent was characterized by using various techniques such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The particle size and surface area were measured using particle size analyzer and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller equation (BET), respectively. The SEM and BET results expressed that the adsorbent has porous nature. Effects of various conditions such as initial concentration of methylene blue (MB), initial pH, contact time, dosage of biosorbent, and stirring rate were also investigated for the adsorption process. The rate of the adsorption of MB on biomass sample was fast, and equilibrium has been achieved within 1 hour. The kinetics of MB adsorption on biosorbent was studied by pseudo-first- and pseudo-second-order kinetic models and the pseudo-second-order has better mathematical fit with correlation coefficient value (R 2) of 0.999. The study revealed that C. polygonoides ash proved to be an effective, alternative, inexpensive, and environmentally benign biosorbent for MB removal from aqueous solution. © 2015 Asma Nasrullah et al.
SN  - 23566140
VL  - 2015
JF  - Scientific World Journal
AV  - none
PB  - Hindawi Publishing Corporation
ER  -