Chitosan, starch, polyaniline and polypyrrole biocomposite with sugarcane bagasse for the efficient removal of Acid Black dye

• Published in: International journal of biological macromolecules Vol. 147; pp. 439 - 452
• Main Authors: Noreen, Saima, Bhatti, Haq Nawaz, Iqbal, Munawar, Hussain, Fida, Sarim, Fazli Malik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.03.2020
• Subjects: Biocomposite; Biopolymers; Dye biosorption; Wastewater; Dye biosorption; Biocomposite; Wastewater; Biopolymers

Polymeric biocomposites (Polyaniline/sugarcane bagasse (Pan/SB), polypyrrole (PPy/SB), polyaniline/chitosan (PAn/Ch), polyaniline/starch (PAn/St) and polypyrrole/starch (PPy/St)) were prepared and applied for Acid Black-234 (AB-234) dye removal as a function of pH, reaction time, adsorbent dose, ini...