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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

High-Capacity Adsorption of a Cationic Dye Using Alkali-Activated Geopolymers Derived from Agricultural Residues.

Claudia Alejandra Hernández-Escobar, América Susana Mares-García, Miguel Alonso Orozco-Alvarado, Alejandro Vega-Rios, Claudia Ivone Piñón-Balderrama, Anayansi Estrada-Monje, Erasto Armando Zaragoza-Contreras

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Claudia Alejandra Hernández-EscobarCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, México.ORCID 0000-0002-8944-1667
América Susana Mares-GarcíaCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, México.ORCID 0000-0003-0434-8429
Miguel Alonso Orozco-AlvaradoCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, México.ORCID 0000-0001-9208-945X
Alejandro Vega-RiosCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, México.ORCID 0000-0002-9156-4703
Claudia Ivone Piñón-BalderramaCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, México.ORCID 0000-0003-1714-9189
Anayansi Estrada-MonjeCentro de Innovación Aplicada en Tecnologías Competitivas, C. Omega 201, Industrial Delta, León de los Aldama 37545, México.ORCID 0000-0001-7161-9095
Erasto Armando Zaragoza-ContrerasCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C., Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, México.ORCID 0000-0003-3010-556X

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Abstract

A geopolymer, derived from agricultural waste, was used as an efficient, sustainable, and low-cost adsorbent of methylene blue, a recurrent industrial dye contaminant. The geopolymer was synthesized via a standard alkali activation process using wheat husk ash calcinated at 1050 °C. Adsorption capabilities were evaluated through batch kinetic experiments. The removal efficiency was determined by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry, and the adsorption kinetics were fitted to various models. The geopolymer demonstrated a maximum adsorption capacity of 270.58 mg/g for methylene blue, achieving a removal efficiency of 85.20% under optimal conditions. Kinetic analysis confirmed that the adsorption process is best described by the pseudo-second-order model. This suggests that chemisorption, which involves chemical bonding or electron exchange between the dye and the negatively charged aluminosilicate structure of the geopolymer, is the rate-limiting mechanism. This demonstrates that geopolymers are effective and promising adsorbents, valorizing an agricultural waste stream into a functional material for the efficient treatment of dye-polluted wastewater. The competitive capacity and favorable chemisorption mechanism position the geopolymer as a promising material for the remediation of dye-contaminated industrial effluents.

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geopolymermethylene bluesustainable materialswastewater treatmentwheat husk ash

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PMID41515841
PMCPMC12787098

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