@conference{
author = "Bošnjaković, Jovana and Đuričković, Ivan and Milanovic, Jovana and Grujić, Dragana and Marinković, Aleksandar and Manasijević, Srećko and Milošević, Milena",
year = "2023",
abstract = "In the last decades, the rapid development of industrial and agricultural activity caused the release of different organic/or nonorganic pollutants in water, earth, and air which lead to a threat to human health and the ecological environment. These pollutants contain toxic heavy metals, organic dyes, pesticides, pharmaceutics, and others (Aboua et al., 2015). Organic dyes are visible pollutants used as coloring agents in, textiles, plastics, paper, food industries, etc. For their removal from wastewater, eco-friendly treatment is needed. Among many process purification, the process of adsorption proved to be an effective method for removing pollutants that are present in water, such as pesticides, dyes, and heavy metal ions. Due to the specific properties of polluting substances, the goal is to develop a cheap, efficient, environmentally friendly material. Among them, cotton-based materials can be obtained from various natural sources and can be employed as inexpensive adsorbents. Their adsorption capacities for pollutants can be related to chemical treatment. In general, chemically modified cellulose exhibits higher adsorption capacities for various aquatic pollutants than their unmodified forms. In this aim, oxidized cotton fabric was used in this work, which was chemically modified with citric acid and ethyl lysinate, respectively. In order to activate the surface of the fabric for chemical modification and increase absorption ability, carboxyl and aldehyde functional groups were introduced using hydrogen peroxide. Then the oxidized cotton fabric was cross-linked with citric acid and ethyl lysinate (Co-CA-Et-Lys) using diisopropylcarboimide to promote ester and amide groups formation. The structure of obtained material was analyzed by using the ATR-FTIR technique. The resulting modified fabric proved to be a good adsorbent for the removal of cationic dyes malachite green (MG) and methylene blue (MB). Its adsorption behavior with respect to the pH, adsorption time, and initial concentration was investigated. Based on the obtained results, it was concluded that the adsorption equilibrium was reached after 1 h for both Malachite Green (MG) and Methylene Blue (MB). Adsorption kinetics data were satisfactorily fitted with the pseudo-second-order rate model (PSO), and adsorption data were best fitted using Langmuir model. The Langmuir maximum adsorption capacities for Co-CA-Et-Lys cross-linked fabric showed a maximum of 168.4 mg/g and 124.9 mg/g for MG and MB, respectively. Compared to other adsorbents based on natural materials, oxidized cotton fabric showed much better sorption properties.",
publisher = "Zvornik : Faculty of Technology",
journal = "Proceedings - 8th International Congress “Engineering, Environment and Materials in Process Industry“ – EEM2023, 20-23 March 2023, Jahorina, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina",
title = "Oxidized cotton fabric cross-linked with citric acid and ethyl lysinate for cationic dyes adsorption",
pages = "310-316",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_cer_7056"
}
