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MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14216343
Keywords
adsorption; graphene oxide; methylene blue; pharmaceuticals; kinetics; isotherms and thermodynamics
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- Environmental Protection Agency [2011-W-MS-8]
- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute
- Environmental Protection Agency Ireland (EPA) [2011-W-MS-8] Funding Source: Environmental Protection Agency Ireland (EPA)
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The study prepared crosslinked calcium alginate-graphene oxide beads and activated them for removal of organic pollutants, showing high adsorption capacities and adaptability. The activated beads exhibited good adsorption performance, with fitting accuracy and thermodynamic parameters playing important roles in the adsorption process.
The remarkable adsorption capacity of graphene-derived materials has prompted their examination in composite materials suitable for deployment in treatment of contaminated waters. In this study, crosslinked calcium alginate-graphene oxide beads were prepared and activated by exposure to pH 4 by using 0.1M HCl. The activated beads were investigated as novel adsorbents for the removal of organic pollutants (methylene blue dye and the pharmaceuticals famotidine and diclofenac) with a range of physicochemical properties. The effects of initial pollutant concentration, temperature, pH, and adsorbent dose were investigated, and kinetic models were examined for fit to the data. The maximum adsorption capacities q(max) obtained were 1334, 35.50 and 36.35 mg g(-1) for the uptake of methylene blue, famotidine and diclofenac, respectively. The equilibrium adsorption had an alignment with Langmuir isotherms, while the kinetics were most accurately modelled using pseudo- first-order and second order models according to the regression analysis. Thermodynamic parameters such as & UDelta;G & DEG;, & UDelta;H & DEG; and & UDelta;S & DEG; were calculated and the adsorption process was determined to be exothermic and spontaneous.
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