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Removal of Congo red from aqueous solution using lemon peel-Fe3O4 nanocomposite adsorbent

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This study used lemon peel and Fe3O4 nanocomposite (LE-Fe3O4) to remove Congo red (CR) from the aqueous solution in batch adsorption techniques. The main factors influencing the adsorption process studied were pH, dose, contact time, and initial concentration. The results have shown the optimum conditions for making LE-Fe3O4 a suitable adsorbent were pH 6, 25 mg/50 mL dose, 90 ppm initial CR concentration, and 30-min contact time. The experimental data best fit with the Langmuir isotherm model with 16.28 mg/g max adsorption capacity and pseudo-second-order kinetic model, which indicates the monolayer chemisorption adsorption process. The properties of the nanocomposite adsorbent were established through X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET), and Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH).

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All authors contributed to the study’s conception and design. Ameera O. Nasser performed material preparation; Sabreen L. Kareem discussed characterization and batch results. Sabreen L. Kareem and Ameera O. Nasser wrote and achieved the first draft of the manuscript and technical aspects. The two authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Nasser, A.O., Kareem, S.L. Removal of Congo red from aqueous solution using lemon peel-Fe3O4 nanocomposite adsorbent. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04496-z

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