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Cross-Linked Starch as Media for Crystal Violet Elimination from Water: Modeling Batch Adsorption with Fuzzy Regression

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Mehdi Bahrami, Mohammad Javad Amiri, Rosa Busquets, Mohammad Javad Nematollahi

Summary

Researchers evaluated cross-linked starch as an adsorbent for crystal violet dye removal from water, modeling adsorption isotherms and kinetics and demonstrating that the biopolymer provides effective, low-cost removal of this common textile dye.

A scalable and cost-effective solution for removing pollutants from water is to use biodegradable and eco-friendly sorbents that are readily available such as starch. The current research explored the removal of crystal violet (CV) dye from water using chemically modified potato starch. The adsorbent was prepared by cross-linking potato starch with sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP). The impact of various operating factors including pH, temperature, contact time, initial CV concentration, and adsorbent dosage on the removal of CV were investigated using batch experiments. The adsorption data were analyzed using a fuzzy regression approach, which provided a range-based representation of the model's output. The cross-linked starch adsorbent was mesoporous, with a mean pore diameter of 9.8 nm and a specific surface area of 2.7 m2/g. The adsorption of CV by the STMP cross-linked potato starch was primarily influenced by the adsorbent dosage, followed by the solution pH, temperature, initial CV concentration, and contact time. The fuzzy regression model accurately predicted the independent experimental data of CV removal with an R2 of 0.985, demonstrating its value as a tool for the continuous monitoring of CV removal as well as optimizing water treatment conditions.

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