Erythrosine Adsorption from Aqueous Solution via Decorated Graphene Oxide with Magnetic Iron Oxide Nano Particles: Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies

Authors

  • Mojtaba Mousavi Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 71348-14336, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Alireza Hashemi Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 71348-14336, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Omid Arjmand Department of Chemical Engineering, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, PO Box: 1584743311, Tehran, Iran.
  • Ali Mohammad Amani Department of Medical Nanotechnology, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, PO Box: 71348-14336, Shiraz, Iran.
  • Aziz Babapoor Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
  • Mohammad Ali Fateh Department of Civil Engineering, Estahban Branch, Islamic Azad University, Estahban, Iran
  • Hamed Fateh Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
  • Fatemeh Mojoudi Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
  • Hossein Esmaeili Department of Chemical Engineering, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.
  • Sara Jahandideh Department of Chemical and Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd, P.O. Box: 891581-8411, Iran.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2018.4537

Keywords:

Adsorption, Dye removal rate, Erythrosine, Graphene oxide, Iron oxide.

Abstract

In this research, first graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized using modified Hummers method and thence via a multi-step procedure, surface of GO was decorated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles (GO-Fe3O4). Thereafter, developed nanoparticles were characterized using FTIR, XRD and SEM analyses and their magnetic properties confirmed using VSM analysis. Moreover, performance of the GO-Fe3O4 for the removal and adsorption of Erythrosine dye from the aqueous solution under variable conditions including pH, phosphate buffer solution (PBS), adsorbent content, stirring time, electrolyte concentration, solution content and temperature were examined. In this regard, for obtained solutions from the chicken slaughterhouse and hospital sewage disposal system containing 20, 50 and 70 mg mL-1 Erythrosine dye, GO-Fe3O4 nanoparticles adsorbed from approximately 94 % to 97 % of the total dye, respectively. What is more, the highest adsorption capacity was obtained at 149.25 mg/g by means of Langmuir model. The obtained results clearly showed that GO-Fe3O4 nanoparticles present a fabulous performance for the absorption and removal of dyes form disposal systems.

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Published

14.12.2018

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2018)

Section

Applied chemistry

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