Phytoremediation of methylene blue using duckweed (Lemna minor)

Muhammad Fauzul Imron; Setyo Budi Kurniawan; Agoes Soegianto; Febri Eko Wahyudianto

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02206

Phytoremediation of methylene blue using duckweed (Lemna minor)

Muhammad Fauzul Imron, Setyo Budi Kurniawan, Agoes Soegianto, Febri Eko Wahyudianto

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Abstract

Azo dyes are the largest class of synthetic dyes and are utilized in several industries. Effluents containing dyes are released to the environment and pose harm to humans who might be exposed to these contaminants. This study aims to investigate the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye using duckweed (Lemna minor). L. minor (2 g) was exposed into 50 mg/L of MB dyes for 24 h. The absorbance values were measured at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 24 h with a maximum wavelength of 665 nm. The dye removal percentage and relative growth rate of L. minor during exposure to MB were observed. The removal percentage was 80.56 ± 0.44% for 24 h with a relative growth rate of 0.006/h. L. minor has potential as a phytoremediation agent to remove dyes from wastewater.

Original language	English
Article number	e02206
Journal	Heliyon
Volume	5
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02206
Publication status	Published - Aug 2019

Keywords

Aquatic plants
Azo dyes
Biosorption
Decolorization
Environmental engineering
Environmental science
Green engineering
Relative growth rate
Waste treatment
Wastewater
Water pollution

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