Adsorptive properties investigation of natural sand as adsorbent for methylene blue removal from contaminated water

• Published in: Nanotechnology for environmental engineering Vol. 6; no. 2
• Main Authors: Amjlef, Asma, Khrach, Said, Ait El Fakir, Abdellah, Farsad, Salaheddine, Et-Taleb, Saïd, El Alem, Noureddine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adsorbents; Adsorption; Adsorptivity; Advanced Functional Materials for Water and Wastewater Treatment; Cationic dyes; Drinking water; Dyes; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Environment; Environmental Science and Engineering; Fourier transforms; Methylene blue; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; Original Paper; Sand; Scanning electron microscopy; Sodium hydroxide; Water pollution; X-ray diffraction; Water; Dye; Adsorption; Kinetic; Adsorbent; Natural sand

The aim of this study was to examine the adsorption of cationic dye methylene blue (MB) on two types of natural sand (Agdez, Assa). The raw sand was characterized using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, and scanning electron microscopy. To determine optimal conditions, batch adsorption...