Molecular simulation of adsorption of methylene blue and rhodamine B on graphene and graphene oxide for water purification

Adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RB) on pristine graphene and graphene oxide (GO) were investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo adsorption locator simulations. To study the nature of various interactions involved for adsorption of dye molecules on graphene oxide s...

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Main Authors: Narayanaswamy, Venkatesha, Alaabed, Sulaiman, AL-Akhras, M-Ali, Obaidat, Ihab M.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Graphene oxide
Molecular dynamic simulations
Monte Carlo adsorption locator
π-π interaction
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Summary:Adsorption of methylene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RB) on pristine graphene and graphene oxide (GO) were investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo adsorption locator simulations. To study the nature of various interactions involved for adsorption of dye molecules on graphene oxide sheet, GO with different oxidation densities were simulated. Equilibrium configurations obtained from MD simulations and Monte Carlo adsorption locator confirmed the predominant interactions are π-π electron coupling and electrostatic. MB molecule prefers to have configurations that facilitates the π-π interaction, which is evident from the planar orientation of MB towards GO with less oxidation sites. RB prefers to attach at the highly oxidized sites of the GO sheet. The adsorption mechanism of dye molecules on graphene and GO surfaces explored using MD and Monte Carlo adsorption locator will assist in designing potential water purifying membranes.
ISSN:2214-7853
2214-7853
DOI:10.1016/j.matpr.2020.01.086