Removal behavior of methylene blue from aqueous solution by tea waste: Kinetics, isotherms and mechanism

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Tea waste (biosorbent) was characterized by BET, SEM, FTIR, XPS, solid state13C-NMR and applied to remove methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution. The effect of different factors on MB removal, kinetics, isotherms and potential mechanism was investigated. The results showed that tea waste contains multiple organic functional groups. The optimum solid-to-liquid ratio for MB adsorption was 4.0 g·L−1 and the initial pH of the MB solution did not need to be adjusted to a certain value. The pseudo-second-order model could well fit the adsorption kinetic process. The adsorption process could be divided into two stages: a fast adsorption stage and a slow adsorption stage. The adsorption isotherm could be well described by Langmuir and Temkin isotherm models. The maximum adsorption amount could reach 113.1461 mg·g−1 based on Langmuir isotherm fitting. Desorption and reusability experiments showed that MB adsorption onto tea waste could be stable and could not cause secondary pollution. The interaction mechanism between tea waste and MB involved electrostatic attraction, hydrogen bond, ion exchange, π-π binding. The organic functional groups of tea waste played an important role during the MB removal process. Therefore, tea waste has the potential to act as an adsorbent to remove MB from aqueous solution.

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Liu, L., Fan, S., & Li, Y. (2018). Removal behavior of methylene blue from aqueous solution by tea waste: Kinetics, isotherms and mechanism. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15071321

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