Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 13, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano13071266
Keywords
nanoparticles; waste recycling; water treatment; adsorption; dye pollution; UV-visible spectroscopy
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Thermal treatment was used to convert palm stalk waste into magnetic carbon sheets, which showed excellent dye removal performance. The samples prepared at 250 degrees C and 400 degrees C exhibited the best adsorption capacity, with equilibrium reached within 120 to 180 minutes. The second-order kinetic model and Freundlich model were suitable for describing the adsorption process.
Thermal treatment is applied for the direct conversion of palm stalk waste to Fe3O4 (np)@carbon sheets (Fe3O4 (np)@CSs). The effect of conversion temperature was investigated. The TEM examination of the prepared magnetic Fe3O4 (np)@CSs showed the formation of Fe3O4 (np) in a matrix of carbon sheets as a coated layer with surface functional groups including carbonyl and hydroxyl groups. Removal of dyes such as methyl orange, methylene blue, and neutral red was achieved using fabricated Fe3O4 (np)@CSs which were prepared at 250 degrees C, 400 degrees C, and 700 degrees C in a weak acidic medium. By studying the contact time effect for the adsorption of methylene blue, neutral red, and methyl orange, using the fabricated Fe3O4 (np)@CSs which were prepared at 250 degrees C and 400 degrees C, equilibrium occurred between 120 min and 180 min. In addition, the first-order and second-order kinetic models were applied to the adsorption data. The results revealed that the adsorption data fit better with the second-order kinetic model. Furthermore, the Freundlich model was found to be more suitable for describing the process of the separation of the dyes onto Fe3O4 (np)@CSs which were prepared at 250 degrees C and 400 degrees C, suggesting heterogenous surfaces and multi-layer adsorption.
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