Banana Peel Powder Biosorbent for Removal of Hazardous Organic Pollutants from Wastewater
Kelly C. S. Farias,
Rita C. A. Guimarães,
Karla R. W. Oliveira,
Carlos E. D. Nazário,
Julio A. P. Ferencz,
Heberton Wender
Affiliations
Kelly C. S. Farias
Nano & Photon Research Group, Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Applied Nanotechnology (LNNA), Institute of Physics, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
Rita C. A. Guimarães
Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Midwest Region, Medical School, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
Karla R. W. Oliveira
Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
Carlos E. D. Nazário
Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
Julio A. P. Ferencz
Nano & Photon Research Group, Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Applied Nanotechnology (LNNA), Institute of Physics, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
Heberton Wender
Nano & Photon Research Group, Laboratory of Nanomaterials and Applied Nanotechnology (LNNA), Institute of Physics, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, MS, Brazil
Disposing of pollutants in water sources poses risks to human health and the environment, but biosorption has emerged as an eco-friendly, cost-effective, and green alternative for wastewater treatment. This work shows the ability of banana peel powder (BPP) biosorbents for efficient sorption of methylene blue (MB), atrazine, and glyphosate pollutants. The biosorbent highlights several surface chemical functional groups and morphologies containing agglomerated microsized particles and microporous structures. BPP showed a 66% elimination of MB in 60 min, with an adsorption capacity (qe) of ~33 mg g−1, and a combination of film diffusion and chemisorption governed the sorption process. The biosorbent removed 91% and 97% of atrazine and glyphosate pesticides after 120 min, with qe of 3.26 and 3.02 mg g−1, respectively. The glyphosate and atrazine uptake best followed the Elovich and the pseudo-first-order kinetic, respectively, revealing different sorption mechanisms. Our results suggest that BPP is a low-cost biomaterial for green and environmentally friendly wastewater treatment.
