Manufacturing of novel low-cost adsorbent: Co-granulation of limestone and coffee waste

Evgenia Iakovleva, Mika Sillanpää, Philipp Maydannik, Jiang Tao Liu, Stephen Allen, Ahmad B. Albadarin, Chirangano Mangwandi

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Abstract

Limestone and coffee waste were used during the wet co-granulation process for the production of efficient adsorbents to be used in the removal of anionic and cationic dyes. The adsorbents were characterized using different analytical techniques such as XRD, SEM, FTIR, organic elemental analysis, the nitrogen adsorption method, with wettability, strength and adsorption tests. The adsorption capacity of granules was determined by removal of methylene blue (MB) and orange II (OR) from single and mixed solutions. In the mixed solution, co-granules removed 100% of MB and 85% of OR. The equilibria were established after 6 and 480 h for MB and OR, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)853-860
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Environmental Management
Volume203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bio-waste
  • Methylene blue
  • Orange II
  • Wet granulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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