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RR2 dye adsorption to Hymenaea courbaril L. bark activated carbon associated with biofilm

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This study addressed the removal performance of RR2 from aqueous solutions in adsorption columns experiments by comparing the potential of activated carbon alone (ACA) and microbially inoculated (MIAC), prepared from barks of a largely available tree in Brazilian Cerrado biome, Hymenaea courbaril L. or “Jatobá,” presenting the kinetics, isotherms, breakthrough curves, and dissolved organic carbon removal. ACA presented strong interaction to RR2 dye, evidenced at the first 20 min when absorbance already attained 66.4%. The removal percentage gradually increased with time and the equilibrium occurred around 91.7% within 120 min. Langmuir model best fitted the isotherm data, indicating a maximum adsorption capacity of 4.068 mg g−1 for the amount of 0.5 g of adsorbent. The Langmuir’s model parameters KL, RL, and R2 corresponded to 0.0234 L mg−1, 0.4159, and 0.9663, respectively, indicating a favorable adsorption process (0 < RL < 1). The experiments in adsorption columns revealed maximum adsorption capacities of 14.38 and 11.43 mg g−1 for MIAC and ACA, respectively, where the microbial activity favorably retarded the adsorption breakpoint in approximately 20 min and enhanced the RR2 consumption in 25.8%. Effectiveness of DOC removal attained above 90% for both ACA and MIAC, reducing the content from 86.1 to 7.84 mg L−1 and 4.82 mg L−1, respectively.

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The authors thank LDPQ, LAMP, and LMC laboratory staff, from the University of Brasilia, for helping develop this study. Enormous appreciation goes to the editors and reviewers who took the time to review our work and make enriching suggestions.

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  1. Instituto de Química: Laboratório de Materiais e Combustíveis, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, CEP: 77297-400, Brazil

    Andressa Regina Vasques Mendonça, Giuliano Brito Zanardi, Sarah Silva Brum & Carlos Magno Marques Cardoso

  2. Instituto de Ciências Biológicas: Laboratório de Análises Moleculares de Patógenos, Universidade de Brasília, Asa Norte, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, Brasília, CEP: 70910-900, Brazil

    Tatiana Amabile de Campos

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    Danilo Gualberto Zavarize

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Mendonça, A.R.V., Zanardi, G.B., Brum, S.S. et al. RR2 dye adsorption to Hymenaea courbaril L. bark activated carbon associated with biofilm. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 28524–28532 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3786-0

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