419505

Fabrication and Characterization of Rice Straw-Derived Cellulose Nanofibers for Enhanced Adsorption of Reactive Black 5 and Methylene Blue Dyes from Aqueous Solutions

Article

Last updated: 11 May 2025

Subjects

-

Tags

Textile chemistry

Abstract

This study explores the use of rice straw-derived cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) for the adsorption of Reac-tive Black 5 (RB5) and Methylene Blue (MB) dyes from aqueous solutions. Rice straw was treated and mechan-ically processed to produce CNFs, which were characterized using techniques like FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM. The adsorption performance was evaluated under various conditions, including pH, contact time, initial dye concentration, and adsorbent dosage. The results showed high adsorption capacities for both dyes, with maxi-mum capacities of X mg/g and Y mg/g, respectively. The CNFs demonstrated good reusability, maintaining over 99% of their adsorption capacity after multiple cycles. The study aims to develop nanofibers from rice straw that are more efficient and sustainable for the removal of synthetic dyes from wastewater. The lignocellulosic composition of rice straw showed 79.33% α-cellulose and 15.6% lignin, with pretreatment reducing lignin content by 94.68%. The next step was to extract the cellulose and spin it into nanofibers, producing uniform and fine fibers with improved shape with chitosan. The nanofibers were found to be effective in removing the dyes, with accurate adsorption mechanisms and favorable conditions, particularly with increased chitosan content.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2025.361829.11326

Keywords

rise straw, cellulose, Electrospinning, adsorption Kinetic study, dye removal

Authors

First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Amin

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Department of Environmental Basic Science, Faculty of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams Uni-versity, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ghadahegab19@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Kadry

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Chemical Engineering Department, National Research Centre Higher Institute of Engineering, El- Shorouk Academyو Cairo, Egypt

Email

ghada.kadry@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Taha

Last Name

Razek

MiddleName

M. A.

Affiliation

Department of Environmental Basic Science, Faculty of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams Uni-versity, Cairo, Egypt

Email

taha.razek@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hassabo

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

National Research Centre (NRC), Textile Research and Technology Institute (TRTI), Pre-treatment and Finishing of Cellulose-based Textiles Department (PFCTD), El-Behouth St. (former El-Tahrir str.), Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt

Email

aga.hassabo@hotmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-5337-8929

Volume

68

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

54251

Issue Date

2025-05-01

Receive Date

2025-02-18

Publish Date

2025-05-01

Page Start

653

Page End

672

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_419505.html

Detail API

http://journals.ekb.eg?_action=service&article_code=419505

Order

419,505

Type

Original Article

Type Code

297

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

Publication Link

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

Fabrication and Characterization of Rice Straw-Derived Cellulose Nanofibers for Enhanced Adsorption of Reactive Black 5 and Methylene Blue Dyes from Aqueous Solutions

Details

Type

Article

Created At

09 Apr 2025