Title
Removal of methylene blue dye using Nostoc commune biomass: Kinetic, equilibrium and thermodynamic study
Other title
Remoción del colorante azul de metileno mediante biomasa del Nostoc commune: Estudio cinético, equilibrio y termodinámico
Date Issued
01 May 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana
Abstract
In the present work, the elimination of the cationic Methylene Blue (MB) dye is reported using the dry powder of Nostoc commune (NC). The results of the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis corroborated the presence of functional groups such as hydroxyls, carbonyls, and amines. The scanning analysis microscopy shows the change in morphology after the biosorption of MB. In a stationary (batch) system, the experimental parameters that affect biosorption, such as NC dose, pH, temperature, and initial MB concentration were evaluated. The experimental data of the isotherm fit better to the Langmuir model. The maximum biosorption capacity of MB of 158.7 mg/g was obtained with a dose of 1 g NC/L, pH 8, and contact time of 120 min. The kinetic data were better adjusted to the pseudo-second-order model, which indicates that biosorption seems to be controlled by chemisorption, the intraparticle diffusion model indicates that diffusion in the pores is the limiting factor throughout the biosorption process. The thermodynamic parameters indicated that at all the temperatures evaluated (293, 303, and 313 K) the biosorption of MB on NC was a spontaneous, favorable, and exothermic process. The results showed that NC can be used to remove cationic dyes from wastewater.
Start page
941
End page
954
Volume
20
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería química
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85108677482
Source
Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica
ISSN of the container
16652738
Sponsor(s)
The authors thank the Continental University for financing this research work (Grant No: 064-2015/DI-UC), the Brazilian National Council for Scientific Development (CNPq, Grant Nº 407097/20), as well as Dr. Clemente Luyo of the National Engineering University for the facilities to perform the SEM analyzes.
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