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Carboxymethyl cellulose structured nano-adsorbent for removal of methyl violet from aqueous solution: isotherm and kinetic analyses

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In the present study, we have synthesized a nano-adsorbent of carboxymethyl cellulose; carboxymethyl cellulose/graphitic-carbon nitride/zinc oxide (CMC/g-C3N4/ZnO) by sol–gel technique. It has been utilized for the adsorptional elimination of methyl violet (MV) from aqueous solution. Maximum surface area as determined from the BET analyses is 9.214 m2/g. XRD analysis confirmed the semi-crystalline nature of the nano-adsorbent. Presence of desired functionalities on the surface of nano-adsorbent, CMC/g-C3N4/ZnO offered maximum interactions with the MV molecules. Isotherm studies generalized the monolayer adsorption of MV molecules with maximum adsorption capacity of 96.43 mg/g. Solution pH affected the adsorption rate to large extent and maximum occurred at pH 8. Pseudo-second order model better explained the adsorption process that determines the chemical interactions between methyl violet and CMC/g-C3N4/ZnO.

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The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Saud University for funding this work through research group No. RG-1436-034.

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Nanshan District Key Laboratory for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People’s Republic of China

    Gaurav Sharma, Amit Kumar & Florian J. Stadler

  2. School of Chemistry, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, 173212, India

    Gaurav Sharma, Amit Kumar, Shweta Sharma & Nitin Sharma

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bld.#5, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mu. Naushad, Ayman A. Ghfar & Tansir Ahamad

  4. Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

    Ala’a H. Al-Muhtaseb

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Sharma, G., Kumar, A., Sharma, S. et al. Carboxymethyl cellulose structured nano-adsorbent for removal of methyl violet from aqueous solution: isotherm and kinetic analyses. Cellulose 27, 3677–3691 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-020-02989-y

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