BAALI Khaeira

Dr. BAALI Khaeira


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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31 March 2026 in Molecules
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SBSouad Baali
Souad Baali
BKBAALI Khaeira
BAALI Khaeira
RBRiadh Bourzami
Riadh Bourzami
Lotfi BoudjemaLotfi Boudjema
Lotfi Boudjema
NLNadjet LAOUET
Nadjet LAOUET
LBLeila BENATALLAH
Leila BENATALLAH
The increasing discharge of synthetic dyes into industrial wastewater necessitates sustainable and low-cost treatment strategies. This study valorizes orange seed powder (OSP), an abundant agro-food residue, as a novel biosorbent for Congo red (CR) removal through a combined experimental and molecular simulation approach. Raw OSP was prepared solely by drying and grinding, without chemical activation, emphasizing its practical applicability and environmental sustainability. Physicochemical characterization using FTIR, SEM, and EDX confirmed adsorption-induced structural and compositional changes. Batch experiments evaluated the effects of initial dye concentration, adsorbent dosage, pH, temperature, and contact time. Equilibrium data were well fitted by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models (R2 ≈ 0.99), with a maximum adsorption capacity of 258.39 mg g−1 at 25 °C and pH 4, and a removal efficiency exceeding 99.55%. The adsorption kinetics followed a pseudo-second-order model, while intraparticle diffusion contributed to the rate-controlling mechanism, as indicated by the Weber–Morris model. OSP demonstrated excellent regeneration performance over five adsorption–desorption cycles, retaining more than 96% of its initial CR removal efficiency when regenerated with methanol. Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations revealed that adsorption is primarily driven by electrostatic interactions, hydrogen bonding, and π–π stacking interactions, in good agreement with the experimental findings. Overall, raw OSP represents an efficient, regenerable, and sustainable biosorbent, highlighting the originality of integrating experimental investigations with GCMC simulations for wastewater treatment applications.

13 March 2019
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BKBAALI Khaeira
BAALI Khaeira
SSSaad Salah
Saad Salah
YMY. Menasriya
Y. Menasriya
FZF. Zaamouche
F. Zaamouche