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ArticleHeliyon2025

Adsorption kinetics and mechanisms of nano chitosan coated cotton fiber for the removal of heavy metals from industrial effluents.

Md Hasinur Rahman, Md Marufuzzaman, Md Aminur Rahman, Md Ibrahim H Mondal

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Article in Heliyon, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors.

Md Hasinur RahmanPolymer and Textile Research Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.
Md MarufuzzamanPolymer and Textile Research Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.
Md Aminur RahmanPolymer and Textile Research Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.
Md Ibrahim H MondalPolymer and Textile Research Laboratory, Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study successfully removed heavy metals from industrial effluent using nanochitosan-coated cotton fiber (NCCF) crosslinked with citric acid, demonstrating the potential of advanced technologies in removing heavy metals from large amounts of wastewater caused by the world's unchecked population growth and widespread industrialization that has caused pollution. Structural, morphological, and thermal properties of NCCF were determined. Results revealed that the nanochitosan component improves the adsorption capacity of cotton fiber (CF) through the increased surface area and porosity of NCCF. Sorption studies were conducted based on pH, kinetics, isotherms, and desorption results. The Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms were utilized to examine the CF and NCCF adsorption mechanisms. NCCF exhibited maximum Langmuir adsorption capacities of 4.76 mmol/g for Cd

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AdsorptionCitric acidCotton fiberHeavy metalsKineticsNanochitosan

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PMID40084024
PMCPMC11903808

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