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Malachite green removal using ionic flocculation

Water Practice & Technology 2022 16 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 35 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Yago Neco Teixeira, Ricardo Paulo Fonsêca Melo, Manoel Reginaldo Fernandes, Shirlene Kelly Santos Carmo, Eduardo Lins de Barros Neto

Summary

Researchers developed an ionic flocculation method to remove malachite green dye from water by combining a surfactant with calcium to form flocs that adsorb the contaminant for removal by centrifugation. Optimized conditions at pH 9 with 1,400 mg/L surfactant achieved 96% removal efficiency, following Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic models.

Abstract The use of ionic flocculation is proposed to remove malachite green (MG), in this case, from water. A surfactant with the polluted solution and calcium is added. The surfactant-calcium reaction forms a precipitate, which aggregates into flocs on agitation. The flocs adsorb MG, which can then be removed by centrifugation. Ionic flocculation was assessed by varying parameters including: surfactant and MG concentrations, electrolyte content, pH, contact time, etc. The isotherm and adsorption kinetic models that best fit this process are the Langmuir and pseudo-second-order models, respectively. MG removal efficiency of 96% was obtained at pH 9, with surfactant concentration 1,400 mg L−1, MG concentration 10 mg L−1 and contact time 10 minutes. The process has potential for pollutant removal.

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