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Review
. 2020 Sep;27(25):31074-31091.
doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09364-1. Epub 2020 Jun 10.

Eco-friendly synthesis of self-regenerative low-cost biosorbent by the incorporation of CuO: a photocatalyst sensitive to visible light irradiation for azo dye removal

Benabbas Khaled  1 , Zabat Nassira  2 , Hocini Imene  2
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Eco-friendly synthesis of self-regenerative low-cost biosorbent by the incorporation of CuO: a photocatalyst sensitive to visible light irradiation for azo dye removal

Benabbas Khaled et al. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Acid pretreated biomass Lemna minor (BM-H3PO4) was used as support for CuO nanoparticles loading, to investigate the dye biosorption capacity and the photocatalytic performance under artificial visible light. The surface morphology, crystal structure, elemental composition, and the bandgap of modified biomass have been determined using FE-SEM, XRD, EDX, XPS, FTIR, and UV-DR analysis. The results showed that NH2 and P-O functional groups of (BM-H3PO4) can attract the copper ions (Cu2+), which can facilitate the loading of CuO nanoparticles hence, smaller nanoparticles with an average diameter of 21 nm was obtained. It was also found that when the CuO was incorporated in BM-H3PO4 in a proper mass ratio of 0.4, the biosorption efficiency was enhanced to 3 times compared with BM-H3PO4 and reached a maximum of 91%, at a dye concentration of 20 mg/L, solution pH equal to 5, and an ambient temperature of 25 °C. Furthermore, CuO-modified BM-H3PO4 exhibits a better photocatalytic activity than pure CuO in the presence of H2O2 and visible light irradiation, where the dye was completely removed and mineralized after 240 min, evidenced by COD measurement. The photocatalytic regeneration also shows that the biosorption efficiency was maintained at 91% over 3 cycles, indicating the significant self-regenerative capacity of the biosorbent.

Keywords: Acid pretreated biomass; Biomass regeneration; CuO loading; Lemna minor; Visible light irradiation.

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