Comparative study of the adsorption of Azo dye onto the surfaces of nano iron oxide prepared by the green method and commercial nano iron oxide
摘要
Azo dyes from textile effluents persist in water and threaten ecosystems and human health. We comparatively evaluated Biebrich Scarlet (BS, Acid Red 66) adsorption onto (i) green-synthesized iron-oxide nanoparticles (FeO-DR) prepared with Dichondra repens leaf extract and (ii) a commercial iron-oxide sample (FeO-N). FeO-NPs were characterized by AFM, SEM, XRD, FTIR, BET, and VSM. Batch adsorption was studied vs. adsorbent mass (0.01–0.10 g per 25 mL), pH (2.2–12.2), contact time (0–90 min), initial dye concentration (10–70 mg L⁻¹), and temperature (288–328 K). FeO-DR achieved near-complete removal at 0.07 g and 60 min under pH 2.2–7, outperforming FeO-N at all matched conditions. Equilibrium data favored the Langmuir model, with monolayer capacities QmQm in the ~ 13.7–16.0 mg g⁻¹ range (FeO-DR consistently higher), while kinetics followed PSO for FeO-DR and PFO for FeO-N. Thermodynamics (ΔH°>0; ΔG°<0) indicated a spontaneous, endothermic physisorption process. The D. repens route yields stable, finely dispersed FeO with greater surface area/porosity and functionalized surfaces, enabling superior BS uptake relative to the commercial comparator.