Recent advances in removal of Congo Red dye by adsorption using an industrial waste

Abstract The Congo Red dye was removed from a simulated textile wastewater solution using fly ash from a local power plant. The characterisation of fly ash was studied in detail by SEM, EDX, XRD, FTIR, BET surface area and TGA techniques. The influence of four parameters (contact time, initial conce...

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Main Authors: Maria Harja, Gabriela Buema, Daniel Bucur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10093-3