Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) synthesized using aqueous Phoenix dactylifera seed extracts demonstrate promising potential for biosorptive removal of Brilliant Green (BG) due to improved chelation ability and surface morphology using green chemistry principles of recycling of biowaste to control water pollution. These nanoparticles were characterized by various spectrochemical method for observing structural changes in surface morphology. Then they were employed to remove brilliant green (BG) cationic dyes. Maximum 55.94 mg/g BG dye was removed using optimized condition in batch mode with 82% recyclability of AgNPs over 5 cycles. Biosorption mechanism was evaluated by kinetic modeling indicating pseudo-second order model is predominant in removing BG dye with exothermic reaction nature as indicated from thermodynamic investigations.
Maha E. Al-Hazemi (Sun,) studied this question.