Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 200, Issue -, Pages 452-458Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.059
Keywords
Cellulose beads; Carbon nanotubes; Welan gum; Mechanical strength; Adsorption performance
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- Foundation of Sichuan University for Young Teacher
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A high performance adsorbent was performed by emulsification of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) entrapped cellulose solution, and followed by grafting welan gum onto the support as tentacle-type polysaccharide ligands. The morphology and mechanical properties of the adsorbent were characterized with optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and flow hydrodynamics. The well-dispersed CNTs throughout the support as nanofillers were proved to effectively enhance both the structure stability and the mechanical strength of support. Moreover, the tentacle-type adsorbent was further investigated carefully for its efficiency in adsorbing methylene blue from water in a batch system. It demonstrated that higher pH and longer adsorption time contributed to larger adsorption capacity since the adsorbent provided more adsorption sites available for the dye adsorption at such conditions. Fitting the isotherm data to Langmuir and Sips models gave the conclusion that the adsorption behavior matched best with Sips model, proving a multilayer adsorption at lower concentration and monolayer adsorption at higher concentration. The equilibrium adsorption capacity onto the adsorbent was determined to be 302.1 mg g(-1) at pH 6.0 from Sips model. Combined with the advantages of mechanical strength and adsorption performance, the novel adsorbent would be considered to a top-priority adsorbent for separation field. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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