Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguarensis) as Bio-Adsorbent for the Removal of Methylene Blue, Remazol Brilliant Blue and Chromium Hexavalent: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Studies

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 2016
• Main Authors: Mazzeo, Leone, Bavasso, Irene, Bracciale, Maria Paola, Cocchi, Marco, Di Palma, Luca, Piemonte, Vincenzo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Adsorbents; Adsorption; By products; Dietary minerals; Dyes; Lignocellulose; Metals; Methods; Nanoparticles; Pollutants; Scanning electron microscopy; Spectrum analysis; Italy; United States > US; Germany

Yerba mate (Ilex paraguarensis, YM) was used as biomaterial for the removal of anionic and cationic compounds from wastewater. Chromium hexavalent Cr(VI), Remazol brilliant blue (RBB) and methylene blue (MB) were selected as pollutants. A calcination step was performed after the washing and drying s...