Adsorption of C.I. Natural Red 4 onto Spongin Skeleton of Marine Demosponge

C.I. Natural Red 4 dye, also known as carmine or cochineal, was adsorbed onto the surface of spongin-based fibrous skeleton of Hippospongia communis marine demosponge for the first time. The influence of the initial concentration of dye, the contact time, and the pH of the solution on the adsorption...

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Main Authors: Małgorzata Norman, Przemysław Bartczak, Jakub Zdarta, Włodzimierz Tylus, Tomasz Szatkowski, Allison L. Stelling, Hermann Ehrlich, Teofil Jesionowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-12-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/8/1/96