Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, Vol 27 No 4 (2023): 876 - 889

 

APPLICATION OF MAGNETIC BIO-POLYMER SPOROPOLLENIN AS LOW-COST ADSORBENT FOR REMEDIATION OF METHYLENE BLUE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION

 

(Aplikasi Magnetik Bio-Polimer Sporopollenin Sebagai Penjerap Kos-Rendah untuk Pemulihan Metilena Biru daripada Larutan Akueus)

 

Syed Fariq Fathullah Syed Yaacob1,3*, Muhamad Zulfikry Shamsudin1, Arniza Khairani Mohd Jamil1,

Faiz Bukhari Mohd Suah3, and Sharifah Mohamad1,2*

 

1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2University Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids (UMCiL), University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

3School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang 11800, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author: syedfariq@usm.my; sharifahm@um.edu.my

 

 

Received: 28 September 2022; Accepted: 21 June 2023; Published: 22 August 2023

 

 

Abstract

Adsorption processes using low-cost sorbents such as bio-polymer adsorbents are an attractive option for removing methylene blue from wastewater. This study involved magnetic sporopollenin (MSp) synthesis and its application for removing methylene blue (MB) from an aqueous solution via adsorption process. The synthesized MSp was characterized by FT-IR and FESEM analyses. The effects of pH 2 - pH 8, sorbent dosage (10 mg - 50 mg), and contact time (0 - 60 min) were studied in batch mode and optimized. Adsorption isotherms models, Langmuir and Freundlich were used to simulate the equilibrium data. The Freundlich isotherm model is best fitted with the experimental data compared to the Langmuir model. A maximum absorption capacity ( ) of 6.357 mg/g was obtained for MB. In addition, pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order were used to study the kinetics of MB adsorption onto MSp. The dye adsorption process obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic expression as proven by the high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.999). Overall, these findings confirmed the potential of MSp as an alternative and efficient sorbent for the removal of MB dye, offering promising prospects for wastewater treatment applications.

 

Keywords: magnetic nanoparticles, sporopollenin, methylene blue, isotherm, kinetics

 

Abstrak

Proses penjerapan menggunakan penjerap kos rendah seperti penjerap bio-polimer merupakan pilihan yang menarik untuk penyingkiran metilena biru daripada air sisa. Kajian ini melibatkan sintesis sporopollenin magnetik (MSp) dan aplikasinya untuk penyingkiran metilena biru (MB) daripada larutan akueus melalui proses penjerapan. MSp yang disintesis dicirikan oleh analisis FT-IR dan FESEM. Kesan pH 2 - pH 8, dos sorben (10 mg - 50 mg), dan masa dikaji (0 - 60 min) dalam mod kelompok dan dioptimumkan. Model isoterma penjerapan, Langmuir dan Freundlich digunakan untuk mensimulasikan data keseimbangan. Model isoterma Freundlich paling sesuai dengan data eksperimen berbanding dengan model Langmuir. Kapasiti penyerapan maksimum ( ) sebanyak 6.357 mg/g diperolehi untuk MB. Di samping itu, pseudo-tertib pertama dan pseudo-tertib-kedua digunakan untuk mengkaji kinetik penjerapan MB ke MSp. Proses penjerapan pewarna mematuhi ekspresi kinetik pseudo-tertib-kedua seperti yang dibuktikan oleh pekali korelasi tinggi (R2 = 0.999). Secara keseluruhan, penemuan ini mengesahkan potensi MSp sebagai sorben alternatif dan cekap untuk penyingkiran pewarna MB, menawarkan prospek yang menjanjikan untuk aplikasi rawatan air sisa.

 

Kata kunci: magnetik nanopartikel, sporopollenin, metilena biru, isoterma, kinetik

 

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