ArticleScientific reports2026
Sustainable composites based on banana and pomegranate waste incorporated into Polyvinyl Chloride Matrix for methylene blue adsorption.
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The release of synthetic dyes into water bodies presents a major environmental risk, highlighting the need for sustainable treatment methods. Biosorbents derived from agricultural waste demonstrate high effective candidate for dye removal, however their practical application is limited by the challenge of separating of their fine powder from treated water. In this study, eco-friendly, low-cost, and easily recoverable biosorbent materials were developed for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from wastewater. Banana and pomegranate wastes were micro-ground using ball mill, then incorporated into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) (10% agricultural waste relative to the polymer) to form composite films [PVC as a blank, PVC-Banana (PVC-B) and PVC-Pomegranate (PVC-P)] in order to facilitate their harvesting after their usage in the treatment process. Investigation techniques revealed that the synthesized composite films exhibited a highly porous architecture with a porosity ranging from 70% to 73% and a swelling capacity between 472 and 488 wt%. SEM revealed the porous structural of the composite and ART- FTIR revealed successfully incorporated of the agricultural waste within the polymer matrix. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis revealed remarkably high specific surface areas of 1057 m
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