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Advances in Environmental Research
  Volume 9, Number 2, June 2020 , pages 135-150
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aer.2020.9.2.135
 

Preparation of chitosan, sunflower and nano-iron based core shell and its use in dye removal
Esra Turgut, Azize Alayli and Hayrunnisa Nadaroglu

 
Abstract
    Many industries, such as textiles, chemical refineries, leather, plastics and paper, use different dyes in various process steps. At the same time, these industrial sectors are responsible for discharging contaminants that are harmful and toxic to humans and microorganisms by introducing synthetic dyes into wastewater. Of these dyes, methylene blue dye, which is classified as basic dyes, is accepted as a model dye. For this reason, methylene blue dye was selected in the study and its removal from the water was studied. In this study, two efficient biosorbents were developed from chitosan and sunflower waste, an agro-industrial waste and modified using iron nanoparticles. The biosorption efficiency was evaluated for methylene blue (MB) dye removal from aqueous solution under various parameters such as treating agent, solution pH, biosorbent dosage, contact time, initial dye concentration and temperature. We investigated the kinetic properties of dye removal from water for Chitosan-Sunflower (CS), Chitosan-Sunflower-Nanoiron (CSN). When the wavelength of MB dye was spectrophotometrically scanned, the maximum absorbance was determined as 660 nm. For the core shell biosorbents we obtained, we found that the optimum time for removal of MB from wastewater was 60 min. The pH of the best pH was determined as 5 in the studied pH. The most suitable temperature for the experiment was determined as 30oC. SEM-EDAX, TEM, XRD, and FTIR techniques were used to characterize biosorbents produced and modified in the experimental stage and to monitor the change of biosorbent after dye removal. The interactions of the paint with the surface used for removal were explained by these techniques. It was calculated that 80% of CS and 88% of CSN removed MB in optimum conditions. Also, the absorption of MB dye onto the surface was investigated by Langmiur and Frendlinch isotherms and it was determined from the results that the removal was more compatible with Langmiur isotherm.
 
Key Words
    core shell; sunflower; chitosan; nanoiron; biosorbent; methylene blue
 
Address
Esra Turgut: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey

Azize Alayli: 1.) Faculty of Engineering, Department of Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
2.) Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences,
Sakarya University of Applied Sciences, 54187, Sakarya, Turkey

Hayrunnisa Nadaroglu: 1.) Faculty of Engineering, Department of Nano-Science and Nano-Engineering, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey
2.) Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Department of Food Technology, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey
 

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