Indian Jujuba Seed Powder as an Eco-Friendly and a Low-Cost Biosorbent for Removal of Acid Blue 25 from Aqueous Solution

• Published in: TheScientificWorld Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Taha, M. R., Zuhairi, W. Y. Wan, Reddy, A. Sreenath, Krishna, L. Sivarama, Reddy, A. Varada
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Adsorption; Analysis; Anthraquinones - chemistry; Anthraquinones - toxicity; Aqueous solutions; Biodegradation, Environmental; Chemical properties; Dyes; Dyes and dyeing; Humans; Kinetics; Plant Extracts - chemistry; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Powders - chemistry; Powders - pharmacology; Production processes; Seeds - chemistry; Studies; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Ziziphus - chemistry; India; Selangor Malaysia

Indian jujuba seed powder (IJSP) has been investigated as a low-cost and an eco-friendly biosorbent, prepared for the removal of Acid Blue 25 (AB25) from aqueous solution. The prepared biomaterial was characterized by using FTIR and scanning electron microscopic studies. The effect of operation vari...