Effective removal of reactive and direct dyes from colored wastewater using low-cost novel bentonite nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Chauhdary, Yusra, Hanif, Muhammad Asif, Rashid, Umer, Ahmad Bhatti, Ijaz, Anwar, Hafeez, Jamil, Yasir, A. Alharth, Fahad, Ahmed Kazerooni, Elham
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101074/; https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/22/3604#:~:text=Bentonite%20has%20been%20used%20in,cation%20exchange%20capacity%20%5B12%5D.

The present study was aimed to remove direct violet-51, reactive green-5, reactive red, and acid red dyes by novel bentonite clay nanocomposites prepared using sodium metasilicate and potassium ferricyanide. The effect of temperature, pH, adsorbent amount, contact time, and initial concentration wer...