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Date palm ash-MgAl-layered double hydroxide composite: sustainable adsorbent for effective removal of methyl orange and eriochrome black-T from aqueous phase

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Date palm ash (DPA) and MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) composites were synthesized by the co-precipitation method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET). The DPA-MgAl-LDH (DPA/MgAl) composites were employed for the removal of methyl orange (MO) and eriochrome black-T (EBT) from aqueous phase. Incorporation of 33.33% (w/w) DPA into the layers of MgAl increased the surface area from 44.46 to 140.65 m2/g, which leads to the improved adsorption performance. The maximum adsorption capacity of DPA/MgAl (1:2) at 298 K was 242.98 and 425.16 (mg/g) for MO and EBT, respectively. The adsorption data of dyes were adequately fitted by a pseudo-second-order and Langmuir isotherm model. The composite showed excellent reusability performance up to three cycles. Addition of DPA into MgAl-LDH resulted in an effective low-cost adsorbent for decontamination of dyes from wastewater.

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  1. Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Nawaf I. Blaisi, Mukarram Zubair & Mohammad Saood Manzar

  2. Center for Environment and Water, Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Ihsanullah

  3. Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Sadaqat Ali

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Taye Saheed Kazeem & Mamdouh A. Al Harthi

  5. Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, College of Engineering, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, 31982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Walid Al-Kutti

  6. Center of Research Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    Mamdouh A. Al Harthi

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Blaisi, N.I., Zubair, M., Ihsanullah et al. Date palm ash-MgAl-layered double hydroxide composite: sustainable adsorbent for effective removal of methyl orange and eriochrome black-T from aqueous phase. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 34319–34331 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3367-2

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