Optimisation and characterisation of bio-adsorbent based on barley straw and coconut shell
- 1 June 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Thomas Telford Ltd. in Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science
- Vol. 17 (2), 89-98
- https://doi.org/10.1680/jenes.21.00026
Abstract
Cost efficiency and environmental friendliness biomass-derived adsorbents for wastewater treatment are explored. Preparation of bio-adsorbents which were economically and environmentally sustainable has achieved an enormous interest in water treatment. A single step method for preparing a high-capacity adsorbent is shown in this study by refluxing barley straw (BS) and coconut shell (CS) in concentrated sulfuric acid. Using Response Surface Methodology to predict the optimum parameters for production of the bio-adsorbent based on the yield and the adsorption capacity for methylene blue dye. Optimal conditions for the sulfuric acid refluxing stage were obtained at 94 % sulfuric acid, 10 L/S ratio for 2 h and 98% sulfuric acid, 4 L/S ratio for 2.5 h for BS and CS, respectively. The produced bio-adsorbent were characterised by scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray scattering, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Thermo gravimetric analysis, Raman spectroscopy and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface area analysis. The detailed analysis showed that the bio-adsorbent produced from BS and CS have good adsorptive properties, thermal stability and high specific surface area which are 11.759 and 1.165 m2/g, respectively. The results indicated that BS and CS are critical and potential low-cost raw material for the production of bio-adsorbents.Keywords
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