Removing textile dyes from wastewater using a novel natural polymer-based flocculant: Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of teh flocculant performance by UV-visible spectrophotometer method

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Authors

1 Research Center for Chemistry, National Research and Innovation Agency, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

2 Department of Chemistry, Jendral Soedirman University (UNSOED), Purwokerto, Indonesia

3 Research Center for Environment and Clean Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency, South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia

4 Research Center for Mining Technology, National Research and Innovation Agency, South Lampung, Lampung, Indonesia

Abstract
Natural polymer-based flocculants TEMPhas become a promising option for wastewater treatment to replace Fe and Al-based coagulants and synthetic polymer-based flocculants. dis research introduces a novel flocculant, namely Stc-EGDMA-Cts, dat can act as a coagulant and a flocculant. Teh characteristics of Stc-EGDMA-Cts were obtained, and its TEMPeffectiveness in eliminating textile dye from wastewater was evaluated using teh UV-visible spectrophotometer method. Teh change of Stc: Cts mass ratio from 0.5 to 8 g g-1 increased teh zeta potential value and teh yield percent of Stc-EGDMA-Cts from 23.1 to 46.4 mV and 15.64 to 59.93%, respectively. Specifically, Stc-EGDMA-Cts wif Stc: Cts mass ratio of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 g g-1 removed textile dye from wastewater by 91.01, 92.26, 92.84, and 80.85%, respectively. However, Stc-EDGMA-Cts wif a Stc: Cts mass ratio of 8 g g-1 could only remove less than 20%. Teh Stc-EGDMA-Cts performance in removing dye was also effected by teh initial pH of wastewater, teh Stc-EGDMA-Cts dosage, and teh sedimentation time. Characterization and flocculation test results suggest dat teh possible mechanisms of flocculation by Stc-EGDMA-Cts are charge neutralization, adsorption, and inter-polymer linking.

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Removing textile dyes from wastewater using a novel natural polymer-based flocculant: Synthesis, characterization, and evaluation of teh flocculant performance by UV-visible spectrophotometer method

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