Data on the removal of Optilan Blue dye from aqueous media using starch-coated green synthesized magnetite nanoparticles

Manuela Stan; Ildiko Lung; Maria-Loredana Soran; Ocsana Opris; Cristian Leostean; Adriana Popa; Florina Copaciu; Mihaela Diana Lazar; Irina Kacso; Teofil-Danut Silipas; Alin Sebastian Porav

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104165

Data on the removal of Optilan Blue dye from aqueous media using starch-coated green synthesized magnetite nanoparticles

Data Brief. 2019 Jun 21:25:104165. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104165. eCollection 2019 Aug.

Affiliations

¹ National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
² University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 3-5 Calea Mănăştur, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Romania.

Abstract

In this data article, we present supplementary data related to the research article entitled "Starch-coated green synthesized magnetite nanoparticles for removal of textile dye Optilan Blue from aqueous media" Stan et al., 2019. Data interpretations are included in the related research article Stan et al., 2019. The synthesized starch-coated Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles (ST-coated Fe₃O₄ NPs) were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) to illustrate the shape and surface coating of nanoparticles. Moreover, the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) technique was used to evidence starch deposition on magnetite nanoparticles. The obtained nanocomposites were used for adsorption of Optilan Blue (OB) in batch conditions and the optimum agitation speed and point of zero charge (pH_pzc) were established. After OB adsorption on ST-coated Fe₃O₄ NPs, the nanocomposites were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The stability of starch coated Fe₃O₄ NPs in the acidic as well as alkaline pH was also evidenced by FTIR spectroscopy. In addition, to test the stability of ST-coated Fe₃O₄ NPs, leaching experiments were carried out. The experimental data were compared with isotherm and kinetic models in order to determine the most suitable for fitting.