THE USE OF CHITIN IN THE MOULTS AND EXOSKELETONS OF MEALWORMS (TENEBRIO MOLITOR) TO REMOVE CATIONIC DYES FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

• Authors: Patrycja Kurowska , Tomasz Jóźwiak , Urszula Filipkowska , Tadeusz Bakuła
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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We analysed the feasibility of using unmodified chitin exoskeletons and moults of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) as adsorbents to remove cationic dyes – Basic Violet 10 (BV10) and Basic Red 46 (BR46) – from aqueous solutions. We evaluated the characteristics of the adsorption materials using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and determining the pH of the point of zero charge (pHPZC); the pH effect on dye adsorption effectiveness; dye adsorption kinetics (pseudo–first order, pseudo–second order, and intramolecular diffusion models); and the maximum adsorption capacity of the adsorbents (Langmuir 1 and 2 and Freundlich isotherms). BV10 adsorption on the tested adsorbents was the highest at pH 3, while adsorption of BR46 was highest at pH 6. The adsorption equilibrium time depended mainly on the dye type and its initial concentration; it was 150–210 min for BV10 and 120–150 min for BR46. The maximum adsorption capacity of mealworm exoskeletons reached 5.56 mg/g for BV10 and 31.53 mg/g for BR46, whereas mealworm moults exhibited a higher maximum adsorption capacity, reaching 6.44 mg/g for BV10 and 5.56 mg/g for BR46.

Keywords

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adsorption; cationic dyes; chitin moults; exoskeletons; mealworm

Discipline

• CHEMISTRY: CHEMISTRY

• Publisher: Polish Chitin Society
• Journal: Progress on Chemistry and Application of Chitin and its Derivatives
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 28
• Pages: 56-74

Contributors

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Patrycja Kurowska

• Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 117 Str., 10–720 Olsztyn, Poland

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Tomasz Jóźwiak

• Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 117 Str., 10–720 Olsztyn, Poland

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Urszula Filipkowska

• Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Warszawska 117 Str., 10–720 Olsztyn, Poland

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Tadeusz Bakuła

• Department of Veterinary Prevention and Feed Hygiene, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 13 Str., 10–718 Olsztyn, Poland

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