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Utilization of residual zinc–iron-layered double hydroxide after methyl orange management as a new sorbent for wastewater treatment

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In recent years, enormous attention has been attracted to layered double hydroxides (LDHs) due to their tunable chemical composition and physical properties. In this recent work, Zn–Fe LDH with nitrate as the interlayer anions was prepared via the co-precipitation technique. The production of Zn–Fe LDH was emphasized by different analyses like Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), zeta potential, field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), partial size, and surface analysis. Then, it was investigated for the remediation of wastewater from anionic methyl orange (MO) under various adsorption parameters (contact time, adsorbent mass, solution pH, and dye initial concentration). The high adsorption capacity of MO (508.2 mg) had been successfully achieved by Zn–Fe LDH from wastewater within 150 min. It was also known that the pH 7 is optimum value for maximum adsorption, which was the most influencing factor. The adsorption kinetic was governed by pseudo-first (PFO) and -second (PSO) models. The equilibrium adsorption data were obeyed to Langmuir model. Additionally, recyclability was tested up to three cycles of recuperate material after dye adsorption. Lastly, the wasted adsorbent has been tested for the management of another (cationic) dye, methylene blue. The adsorption mechanism was emphasized by FTIR analysis and batch adsorption experiments. The developed LDH could be a strong candidate for traditional adsorbents used in wastewater.

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Abbreviations

LDH:

Layered double hydroxide

MO:

Methyl orange

MB:

Methylene blue

FESEM:

Field emission scanning electron microscope

HRSEM:

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy

EDX:

Energy dispersive X-ray

FTIR:

Fourier-transform infrared

Ppm:

Parts per million

PZC:

Point of zero charge

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

q max :

Maximum adsorption capacity (mg g−1)

PFO:

Pseudo-first order

PSO:

Pseudo-second order

q e :

Refers to the amount of adsorbate in the adsorbent at equilibrium (mg g−1)

C 0 :

The initial equilibrium dye concentration (mg L−1)

C e :

The equilibrium dye concentration (mg L−1)

V:

The volume of solution, L

W:

The mass of adsorbent used, g

K L :

Langmuir isotherm constant (L/mg)

K f :

Freundlich adsorption capacity (mg g−1)

K LF :

Langmuir–Freundlich equilibrium constant for heterogeneous solids

1/n F :

Freundlich adsorption intensity

n:

The empirical constant

k1:

The pseudo-first-order rate constant, min-1

k2:

The rate constant of pseudo-second-order adsorption, g/(mg min)

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    Doaa Moustafa, Rehab Mahmoud & Nabila Shehata

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt

    Rehab Mahmoud & Hanafy M. Abd El-Salam

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Moustafa, D., Mahmoud, R., El-Salam, H.M.A. et al. Utilization of residual zinc–iron-layered double hydroxide after methyl orange management as a new sorbent for wastewater treatment. Appl Nanosci 11, 709–723 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01632-3

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