Issue 109, 2015

Hydrothermal and activated synthesis of adsorbent montmorillonite supported porous carbon nanospheres for removal of methylene blue from waste water

Abstract

Novel adsorbent, montmorillonite supported porous carbon nanospheres (MMT-PCN) were conveniently synthesized by a hydrothermal carbonization and chemical activation treatment with ZnCl2. The as-prepared MMT-PCN material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and N2 adsorption technology. The results indicated that the material possessed superior porosity with high surface area and large pore volume, which was utilized to remove methylene blue (MB) from an aqueous solution. The batch adsorption results implied that this novel MMT-PCN adsorbent exhibited greater performance (686.94 mg g−1) for the removal of MB than other adsorbents. Adsorption kinetics of MB onto the composite followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the adsorption isotherm data were fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm. Thermodynamic parameters, such as ΔG°, ΔH° and ΔS° were also determined and evaluated. In addition, the MMT-PCN composite exhibited satisfactory reusability properties after five consecutive cycles.

Graphical abstract: Hydrothermal and activated synthesis of adsorbent montmorillonite supported porous carbon nanospheres for removal of methylene blue from waste water

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
27 Aug 2015
Accepted
15 Oct 2015
First published
15 Oct 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 89839-89847

Hydrothermal and activated synthesis of adsorbent montmorillonite supported porous carbon nanospheres for removal of methylene blue from waste water

J. Yin, M. Pei, Y. He, Y. Du, W. Guo and L. Wang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 89839 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA17322A

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