Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Bio-Adsorbents for the Biosorption of Chromium Ions from Aqueous Solutions.

Nomthandazo Precious Sibiya-Dlomo, Sakhile Cebekhulu, Thembisile Patience Monama, Sudesh Rathilal

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Nomthandazo Precious Sibiya-DlomoGreen Engineering Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and The Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7521-2815

Sakhile CebekhuluGreen Engineering Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and The Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0004-4630-6539

Thembisile Patience MonamaPostgraduate School of Engineering Management, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2092, South Africa.

Sudesh RathilalGreen Engineering Research Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and The Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, Durban 4001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4677-5309

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Industrial effluents include toxic chemicals, particularly heavy metals, that remain in the environment and jeopardize human and ecological health. This research synthesized hybrid biosorbents (HBs) for the extraction of Cr (III) from wastewater by using sugarcane bagasse, banana peels, and orange peels in conjunction with magnetite at ratios of 1:2, 1:1, and 2:1. The synthesized biosorbents-MSC, MBP, and MOP-were characterized using FTIR, XRD, TEM, BET, and SEM/EDX, therefore validating their structural, functional, morphological attributes and elementary composition. Batch studies showed MBP (1:1) to be the most efficient sorbent, with over 80% removal of Cr (III). Optimization experiments indicated that the peak removal efficiency (92.10%) was achieved at an initial concentration of 100 mg/L, a pH of 3, a dose of 0.4 g/100 mL, and a contact duration of 60 min. Isotherm analysis revealed that adsorption adhered to a homogeneous monolayer mechanism, optimally characterized by the Langmuir Type 1 model (R

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chromium ionsco-precipitationhybrid-adsorbentskineticslinear regression

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PMID41516903

DOI10.3390/polym18010120

PMCPMC12787901

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