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Design of experiments for the methylene blue adsorption study onto biocomposite material based on Algerian earth chestnut and cellulose derivatives

  • Fatima Zohra Boubekri , Amal Benkhaled and Zineb Elbahri ORCID logo EMAIL logo
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Journal of Polymer Engineering
From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 42 Issue 3

Abstract

Novel bio-composite films based on Algerian earth chestnut i.e. Bunium incrassatum roots (Talghouda, TG) and cellulose derivatives (ethylcellulose; EC and cellulose acetate; AC) are prepared and tested for methylene blue (MB) adsorption from aqueous solutions. The biomaterial films are elaborated by dissolution solvent evaporation technique and are characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, SEM and optical microscopy. The pHpzc is also determined. For the adsorption tests, design of experiments based on 23 factorial design is built and followed. So, the effects of TG:EC:AC ratio, pH and MB initial concentration are discussed on the basis of mathematical modelling using Minitab software. Mathematical relations between equilibrium adsorption percentages and capacities versus selected variables were obtained and illustrated by surface plots. The interactive effects between variables have been also identified. The results showed that the MB adsorption percentage exceeded 83% and is mostly affected by pH value. Nevertheless the adsorption capacity is affected by MB initial concentration.

Keywords: adsorption; Algerian earth chestnut; biocomposite film; cellulose derivatives; design of experiments; methylene blue
Corresponding author: Zineb Elbahri, Laboratoire de Matériaux & Catalyse, Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Université Djillali Liabès de Sidi Bel Abbes, Djillali Liabes University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Sidi Bel Abbes 22000, Algeria, E-mail:

Funding source: Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique de l’Algérie

Funding source: Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique

Acknowledgements

The authors gratefully thank the institutions: “Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique” and “Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique” of Algeria for supporting the doctorate project and for the SNDL documentation database. The authors wish also to gratefully acknowledge Prof. K. Guemra (Laboratoire de chimie organique physique et macromoléculaire, Djillali Liabes university of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria) and Prof. N. Choukchou-Braham (laboratory of catalysis and synthesis in organic chemistry of Tlemcen, Algeria) for the optical microscopy images and DRX analysis respectively.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: The present work was supported by the Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique de l’Algérie.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Received: 2021-08-30
Accepted: 2021-11-23
Published Online: 2022-01-08
Published in Print: 2022-03-28

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