Water and Irrigation Management

Water and Irrigation Management

Removal of dye pollution from aqueous solutions by biocompatible adsorbents with a sustainable water resources management approach

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Hanieh Mirbolooki 1
Shahriar Mahdavi 2
Eisa Solgi 3
Babak Razdar 4
Mahboubeh Zarabi 2
Davoud Akhzari 5
1 Department of Environmental Science, Research Institute for Grape and Raisin (RIGR), Malayer University, Malayer, Iran.
2 Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran.
3 Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran.
4 Department of REgional Models and geo-Hydrological Impacts Division (REMHI), Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Caserta, Italy.
5 Department of Nature Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran.
10.22059/jwim.2025.387650.1198
Abstract
Using a systematic method to remove industrial dye contamination from water resources during water crisis conditions plays an important role in reducing the costs of purification and drinking water supply. The aim of the present study is to use virgin and unmodified waste of grape tree as an adsorbent to remove red textile polyazo dye from aqueous media. In this study, experimental planning was carried out through the Design Expert software using the response surface methodology (RSM) and statistical data analysis was carried out through ANOVA analysis. The interaction effect of five independent variables on each other and on the dependent variable (response) was studied. And based on the results, the highest color removal rate was obtained in 30 minutes, at a temperature of 25 degrees, pH equal to 4, and with an adsorbent amount of 10 g/L. The studying method is one of the appropriate methods for removing pollutants due to its simple and cost-effective operation and the absence of secondary pollution and applying the prepared adsorbent can be a good option for removing textile dyes from industrial wastewater, both in terms of efficiency and economy.
Keywords
Industrial dyes
Textile industry
Unmodified waste of grape tree
Water purification
Subjects
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Water and Irrigation Management
Volume 15, Issue 1
Spring 2025
Pages 165-180