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Adsorption of Reactive Red 120 Dye by Polyamide Nylon 6 Microplastics: Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Analysis
Summary
This study examined the adsorption of Reactive Red 120 dye onto Polyamide Nylon 6 microplastics, finding maximum uptake at pH 2.0 and characterizing the adsorption kinetics and thermodynamics, which has implications for microplastic roles as dye carriers in aquatic environments.
In this work, we investigated the effect of various adsorption parameters (solution pH, temperature, contact time, and the presence of phosphate and nitrate ions) on the adsorption of Reactive Red 120 (RR120) dye by Polyamide Nylon 6 (PN6) microplastics (MPs). Maximum uptake was achieved at pH 2.0, and the temperature rise from 295 to 313 K resulted in the decrease of the RR120 sorption by PN6. Equilibrium was achieved after 7 h, and the adsorption kinetic data obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The experimental adsorption data were better fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model, and the qm was found to be 3.96 mg/g at pH 2.0 and 295 K. Thermodynamic studies pointed out that the adsorption was spontaneous and exothermic, with decreasing entropy at the solution/solid interface. Future work will focus on the effect of aging on the adsorptive properties of PN6 toward RR120 dye.
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