Abstract
The development of rapid methods to synthesize cost-effective adsorbents for the dye removal is an emerging and relevant topic in the field of wastewater purification. This study focuses on the preparation of zinc-oxide nanoparticles (NPs) impregnated chitosan (CS@ZnO) nanocomposite beads via mechanical stirring (MS) and microwave-assisted (MA) routes. The beads were characterized and utilized for the removal of Eriochrome Black-T (EBT) dye. Results showed that the CS@ZnO-MA beads provided the best adsorption capacities for EBT removal (40.9 ± 0.83 mg g−1) at pH 3.5. The best composite (CS@ZnO-MA) can be regenerated 5 times without significantly affecting its adsorption properties and can remove 71 % of EBT dye from a multi-pollutant solution. The novelty of this study relies on the facile preparation and impregnation of the biopolymer with metal-oxide NPs, which render high adsorption capacity, mechanical strength and high specific surface area of the CS to contribute in the removal of dye molecules from textile wastewater. An enhanced statistical physics model revealed that the adsorption mechanism of EBT dye molecules on these composites was multimolecular. The study indicates an effective synthesis route that can be implemented to prepare new adsorbents using CS at a large-scale for water treatment.
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