Interpretation of adsorption isotherm and kinetics behind fluorene degradation

Abstract

The gradual release of slow-degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into the environment creates a high level of threat to aquatic and terrestrial life worldwide. Remediation of these PAHs should be designed in such a way that it poses as few or no environmental hazards as possible. In our study, we examined the degradation ability of the synthesized MnO₂ nanoparticles against fluorene. The MnO₂ nanoparticle prepared was found to be spherical from the SEM analysis. XRD analysis confirms the average crystallite size as 31.8652 nm. Further, the characterization of nanoparticles was confirmed by UV-DRS, FT-IR, DLS, and HPLC techniques. The extent of adsorption potential of the synthesized nanoparticles was established from the batch adsorption studies and the kinetic and isotherm model was interpreted. The antimicrobial properties of the synthesized MnO₂ nanoparticles were analyzed.

Keywords: Degradation; Fluorene; MnO(2); PAHs.