Taweekarn Tarawee, Wongniramaikul Worawit, Boonkanon Chanita, Phanrit Chonthicha, Sriprom Wilasinee, Limsakul Wadcharawadee, Towanlong Wanchitra, Phawachalotorn Chanadda, Choodum Aree
Integrated Science and Technology Research Center, Faculty of Technology and Environment, Prince of Songkla University, Phuket Campus, Kathu, Phuket 83120, Thailand.
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Prince of Chumphon Campus, Chumphon 86160, Thailand.
Polymers (Basel). 2022 Dec 18;14(24):5543. doi: 10.3390/polym14245543.
A green monolithic starch cryogel was prepared and applied for the removal of methylene blue (MB) using a batch system. The influence of various experimental parameters on MB adsorption was investigated. High removal efficiency (81.58 ± 0.59%) and adsorption capacity (34.84 mg g) were achieved. The Langmuir model better fitted the experimental data (determination coefficient () = 0.9838) than the Freundlich one ( = 0.8542), while the kinetics of MB adsorption on the cryogel followed a pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic with an activation energy of 37.8 kJ mol that indicated physical adsorption. The starch cryogel was used for MB removal from a wastewater sample collected from a local Batik production community enterprise in Phuket, Thailand, and a removal efficiency of 75.6% was achieved, indicating that it has a high potential as a green adsorbent for MB removal.
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