Modeling and optimizing of adsorption removal of Reactive Blue 19 on the magnetite/graphene oxide nanocomposite via response surface methodology

Abstract

AbstractIn this study, magnetite/graphene oxide (MGO) nanocomposite was prepared and applied for adsorption removal of Reactive Blue 19 (RB19). Optimization and modeling of the removal of RB19 using MGO were performed through the response surface methodology (RSM) based on central composite design (CCD). The MGO nanocomposite was synthesized by coprecipitation method. The structure and morphology of the prepared nanocomposite were characterized using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller analysis and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Important factors influencing the adsorption of RB19 including pH, initial concentration of RB19, adsorbent dosage, and contact time were considered as input variables for RSM. The analysis of variance showed a high correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.954) between experimental and predicted responses. The removal efficiency of dye was more than 99% at the optimum condition proposed by RSM. Furthermore, ...