ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Analysis of Methylene Blue Adsorption onto
the Modified Teucrium polium
by the Kinetic and Isotherm Nonlinear Models
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
Submission date: 2023-08-24
Final revision date: 2023-11-13
Acceptance date: 2023-12-26
Online publication date: 2024-05-21
Publication date: 2024-06-07
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Hatem Ahmed Al-Aoh
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2024;33(4):4503-4515
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ABSTRACT
In this research, the impacts of CuS, H2C2O4, and ZnCl2 on Teucrium Polium's (TPL) ability to
adsorb methylene blue (MB) were inspected. The prepared adsorbents' surface characteristics were
recognized. The maximum percentage of MB removed from solution (97.63%) and the highest surface
area (264.360 m2/g) were obtained in the instance of TPL, which was treated with H2C2O4 (S2).
The empirical variables effects, parameters of the thermodynamics, isotherms, and dynamics for MB
adsorption by S2 were investigated. This research demonstrated that the ideal mass of S2 is 0.035 g and
that the nonlinear pseudo-1st-order and Freundlich models were superior at describing the experimentally
obtained data for this adsorption. The outcomes of thermodynamics demonstrate that the MB cations
were exothermally and spontaneously adsorbed by S2 and that it can be easily reused. The high qmax
obtained in this study (1055.88 mg/g) confirms that S2, as an inexpensive and eco-friendly adsorbent,
will be an efficient adsorbent to eliminate MB from wastewater.