EFFICIENT REMOVAL METHYLENE BLUE DYE AND LEAD ION USING A HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYDROGEL

EFFICIENT REMOVAL METHYLENE BLUE DYE AND LEAD ION USING A HYBRID ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYDROGEL

The aim of this work is to study the feasibility of sodium alginate-g-acrylic acid/SiO2 hydrogel nanocomposite towards its potential application as high performance adsorbent for removal of Methylene Blue (MB) dye and Pb2+ from aqueous solution. In this regard, the effects of agitation time, pH, initial dye concentration, adsorbent dose, silicone dioxide concentration, monomer concentration and temperature were optimized with respect to dye and ion adsorption capacity of hydrogel nanocomposites in detail. In general, the results indicated that the synthesized hydrogel nanocomposite with biodegradability and biocompability properties can be used in wastewater treatment via dye and heavy metal adsorption