Removal of Organic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption of Chitosan-Guar Gum-Based Glyoxal Crosslinked Hydrogel

• Published in: Fibers and polymers 2023-02, Vol.24 (2), p.383-401
• Main Authors: Vaid, Vasudha, Khushbu, Kaur, Kuljit, Bansal, Anshul, Panwar, Ankush, Devi, Anupama, Jindal, Rajeev
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adsorption; Aqueous solutions; Cationic dyes; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chitosan; Crosslinking; Dyes; Endothermic reactions; Guar gum; Hydrogels; Malachite green; Optimization; Polymer Sciences; Polysaccharides; Regular Article
• ISSN: 1229-9197; 1875-0052
• DOI: 10.1007/s12221-023-00080-4

In this study, the natural polysaccharides chitosan and guar gum-based hydrogel crosslinked with glyoxal was synthesized to examine the efficacy of organic dye removal by adsorption. The maximum swelling capacity of 815% was achieved by optimization studies. The synthesis of hydrogel was proved by the analyses involving XRD, FT-IR, FESEM, and EDS techniques. The adsorption effectiveness of a CH- gl -GG-based hydrogel was examined by adsorbing cationic model dyes Malachite Green (MG) and Auramine O (AO) under various reaction parameters (e.g., dye solution concentration, temperature, adsorption time, and pH). Adsorption equilibrium data showed excellent fit to the Langmuir model for MG ( R 2  = 0.99) and AO ( R 2  = 0.99). The adsorption kinetics study indicated that the removal process for both the dyes would be better described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The thermodynamic study demonstrated the spontaneous and endothermic nature of MG and AO dye adsorption. The maximal adsorption capacity (q m ) was found to be 40.69 mg/g for MG while 30.51 mg/g for AO. In summary, the CH- gl -GG hydrogel has shown its potential as an environment-friendly and efficient adsorbent for the adsorption of cationic dyes from contaminated water. Graphical Abstract