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Efficient zinc ion biosorption on the biomass of

Mustafa A Fawzy, Mona Alharbi, Hana Sonbol, Mohamed R Fouad, Shanoo Sheikh, Sedky H A Hassan

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Mustafa A FawzyBotany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mona AlharbiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Hana SonbolDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed R FouadDepartment of Pesticide Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, El-Shatby, Alexandria, Egypt.
Shanoo SheikhDepartment of Health Sciences, College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sedky H A HassanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.

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Abstract

Background: Biosorption using marine algae biosorbents is a sustainable and effective method for removing of heavy metals from aquatic environments. Methods: This study explored the biosorption of zinc ions from aqueous solutions using the biomass of the brown alga Results: Under optimized conditions, RSM predicted a maximum zinc removal efficiency of 89.79% which matches the experimental value of 87.72% ± 7.3%. These conditions included biosorbent dosage of 0.28 g/100 mL, zinc concentration of 33.62 mg/L, and pH of 6.97. The Langmuir model showed a maximum biosorption capacity of 114.94 mg/g, while the kinetic data were best described by the pseudo-second order model. The combined adsorption equilibrium, kinetic, thermodynamic, and surface characterization data show that Zn(II) biosorption by

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BiomassPhaeophyceaeWater Pollutants, ChemicalZincAdsorptionHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationKineticsThermodynamicsWater PurificationWater Pollutants, ChemicalZincBrown algaeEquilibrium isothermsRemovalResponse Surface MethodologyThermodynamicZinc ions

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PMID42893127
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