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Utilization of marigold-derived bio-adsorbents for the adsorption of methylene blue dye from an aqueous solution
Charuta Waghmare1†
,
Khalid Ansari1†
,
Sameer Algburi2
,
Harshal Warade1
,
Hasan Shakir Majdi3
,
Salah Jasim Mohammed4
,
Ahmed Mousa Abdulhadi5
,
Abhinav Kumar67*
1Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Yeshwantrao Chavan College of Engineering, Nagpur, India-441110, India
2Professor, Al-Kitab University, Kirkuk 36015, Iraq
3Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon 51001, Iraq
4Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Dijlah University College, Baghdad, Iraq
5Professor, Al-Safwa University College, Kerbala, 56001, Iraq
6Research Fellow, Department of Nuclear and Renewable Energy, Ural Federal University Named after the First President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, Ekaterinburg 620002, Russia
7Adjunct Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore, 641021, India
*Corresponding Author
†Author Contributed Equally
31 March 2025. pp. 46-57
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Abstract

The study investigates the effectiveness of activated carbon derived from acid-treated marigold flowers to expunge methylene blue (MB), a cationic dye from an aqueous solution. Through batch experiments, a removal rate of over 90% was achieved under specific conditions, notably at a pH of 4.0 with 0.25 g per 100 mL of an adsorbent dosage and an initial dye concentration of 20 mg/L. The adsorption analysis aligned well with the Langmuir isotherm, indicating a maximum adsorption capacity of 14.02 mg/g, suggesting monolayer adsorption on a homogenous surface. Additionally, the kinetic data fit a pseudo-second-order model with a high correlation (R² = 0.99). This implies that the adsorption process is likely chemisorption, involving an electron-sharing or exchange mechanism between the adsorbate and adsorbent. These findings highlight the prospect of using marigold-derived activated carbon as a sustainable bio-absorbent for dye removal in wastewater treatment applications.

Keywords
marigold flower
methylene blue dye
activated carbon
equilibrium
isotherm models
kinetic models
dye removal
adsorption modeling
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  • Publisher :Sustainable Building Research Center (ERC) Innovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center
  • Publisher(Ko) :건설구조물 내구성혁신 연구센터
  • Journal Title :International Journal of Sustainable Building Technology and Urban Development
  • Volume : 16
  • No :1
  • Pages :46-57
  • Received Date : 2024-12-30
  • Accepted Date : 2025-03-02
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.22712/susb.20250004
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