Post by Meisam Rezaei

🌱 What if agricultural waste could become a high-performance material for treating polluted water instead of being burned or discarded? 🌊 I am excited to share that our research answering exactly this question has just been published! 📄 Our research article, "The adsorption study of an azo dye using graphene oxide derived from sugarcane bagasse as a green precursor: A waste-to-resource supply chain," has been published in the Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier, Q1 | Impact Factor: 10.7 | CiteScore: 21.3), and I am really proud to have led this work as the first author. 📘 In this study, we transformed sugarcane bagasse, an abundant agricultural by-product, into Graphene Oxide (GO) and demonstrated its potential as a highly efficient adsorbent for removing Basic Blue 41 dye from contaminated water. This paper provides a comprehensive framework for the practical application of waste-derived biochar for advanced dye removal, using optimization and prediction of removal efficiency and adsorption capacity responses based on response surface methodology (RSM), along with complete characterization of the synthesized GO and detailed dye adsorption studies. This work directly addresses emerging challenges in environmental engineering by coupling sustainable synthesis of an attractive adsorbent and process optimization to achieve practical and environmentally friendly applications. 💡 Beyond technical performance, the study frames adsorption-based wastewater treatment as part of a sustainable production and consumption system, highlighting its relevance to cleaner industrial practices and long-term sustainability goals. The findings are globally applicable, particularly for regions facing simultaneous challenges of agricultural waste accumulation and industrial water pollution. 🔗 Free access to the full article (available for 50 days): 👉 https://lnkd.in/e_FvhNaq ➡️ This research was conducted at Amirkabir University of Technology - Tehran Polytechnic. I would like to sincerely thank Prof. Mohammad Reza Alavi Moghaddam, Prof. Elaheh Kowsari, and Prof. Munawwar Ali Khan for their valuable guidance, insightful advice, and continuous support throughout this research. Special thanks to Mr. Javad Abdollahi and Mr. Ali Tavakoli, whose rigorous scientific approach and extensive experimental experience helped ensure the robustness and reliability of our work. 🙏 I am grateful for this collaboration and excited about the research ahead. #ResearchPublication, #JournalOfCleanerProduction, #WastewaterTreatment, #WaterTreatment, #EnvironmentalEngineering, #Adsorption, #GrapheneOxide, #WasteValorization, #CircularEconomy, #Sustainability, #DyeWastewater