Selenium (Se) contamination in natural waters impacted by anthropogenic activities is becoming a prevalent and widespread problem. Investigation of novel, low-cost, and sustainable food-waste-sourced adsorbents for Se removal has largely been unexplored. Here, we report on the Se(IV) biosorption from a liquid solution using three waste-derived/low-cost biosorbents, namely citrus peels (bare), Ca-alginate gel beads, and Ca-alginate-citrus peels composite beads (Ca-alginate@citrus). The entrapment of citrus peels by Ca-alginate not only provided a structural framework for the citrus peel particles but also preserved the high-efficiency Se(IV) removal property of the citrus peels. From the modeling results, it was established that Se(IV) biosorption followed the fixed-film diffusion model, along with pseudo-second-order kinetics. Investigation of pH impacts along with initial dosing of sorbent/sorbate demonstrated that all of the three biosorbents exhibited optimum biosorption of Se(IV) at pH 6-8, 50-75 mg·L of Se(IV), and 1-5 mg·L of biosorbent. Overall, the maximum Se(IV) biosorption capacities were measured to be 116.2, 72.1, and 111.9 mg·g for citrus peels, Ca-alginate, and Ca-alginate@citrus, respectively, with citrus peels (bare and immobilized) showing among the highest reported values in the literature for Se(IV) adsorption. This work provides a platform for the future development of an efficient filtration system using Ca-alginate@citrus as an inexpensive, novel, and sustainable biosorbent to treat Se(IV) contaminated water.
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