Magnetic Ambrosia artemisiifolia-based biosorbent for Congo red removal from water: A circular economy approach Scientific paper

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/JSC250909092N
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biomass, biosorption, synthetic organic dyes, water treatment

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Natalija Nedić
Institute of Chemistry Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5621-9223
Tamara Tadić
Institute of Chemistry Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4484-1568
Bojana Marković
Institute of Chemistry Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7608-8289
Aleksandra Nastasović
Institute of Chemistry Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-6437
Aleksandar Popović
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 12-16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-9612
Sandra Sretko Bulatović
Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy- ICTM, Njegoševa 12, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7861-4489

Abstract

Biomass-based biosorbents have demonstrated significant potential for removing synthetic organic dyes from water. This study explores the use of a magnetic biosorbent (Fe3O4/MB) derived from Ambrosia artemisiifolia, as a novel material for the removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solutions. The biosorption process was investigated by varying key parameters: pH, Fe3O4/MB dosage, CR concentration and temperature, followed by kinetic and equilibrium analyses. The structural properties of Fe3O4/MB were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The CR concentration was moni­tored via UV–Vis spectrophotometry. Kinetic studies indicated that the biosorp­tion of CR followed a PSO model (R2 = 0.99). Isotherm analysis revealed that the Langmuir model best described the biosorption of CR (R2 = 0.97), with a maximum adsorption capacity (Qmax) of 33.56 mg g-1. The implementation of Fe3O4/MB supports sustainable water management and contributes to the dev­elop­ment of greener and more circular industrial practices.

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N. Nedić, T. Tadić, B. Marković, A. . Nastasović, A. Popović, and S. S. Bulatović, “Magnetic Ambrosia artemisiifolia-based biosorbent for Congo red removal from water: A circular economy approach: Scientific paper”, J. Serb. Chem. Soc., vol. 91, no. 7-8, pp. 823–838, Aug. 2026.
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