Enhanced Adsorptive Removal of Dyes Using Mandarin Peel Biochars via Chemical Activation with NH4Cl and ZnCl2

This study examined differences in the adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics of the dyes (methyl orange and fast green FCF) by pristine (M–biochar) and chemical activated mandarin peel biochars (MN–biochar and MZ–biochar). The specific surface area (1085.0 m2/g) and pore volume (0.194 c...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2021-06, Vol.13 (11), p.1495
Main Authors: Park, Hyunjun, Kim, Jiseok, Lee, Yong-Gu, Chon, Kangmin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated carbon
Adsorbents
Adsorption
Adsorptivity
Ammonium chloride
Aqueous solutions
Charcoal
Chemical oxygen demand
Chemical reactions
Citrus fruits
Color removal
Dyes
Endothermic reactions
Experiments
Food
Graphene
Isotherms
Mandarins
Multilayers
Mutation
Nanoparticles
Specific surface
Surface area
Surface chemistry
Textiles
Water treatment
Zinc chloride
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Summary:This study examined differences in the adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics of the dyes (methyl orange and fast green FCF) by pristine (M–biochar) and chemical activated mandarin peel biochars (MN–biochar and MZ–biochar). The specific surface area (1085.0 m2/g) and pore volume (0.194 cm3/g) of MZ-biochar much higher than those of the M–biochar (specific surface area = 8.5 m2/g, pore volume = 0.016 cm3/g) and MN–biochar (specific surface area = 181.1 m2/g, pore volume = 0.031 cm3/g). The equilibrium adsorption capacities (mg/g) of MO and FG using M–biochar (MO = 0.95, FG = 0.78) MN–biochar (MO = 2.52, FG = 2.13), and MZ–biochar (MO = 16.27, FG = 12.44) have well-matched the pseudo-second-order model (R2 ≥ 0.952) compared with the pseudo-first-order model (R2 ≥ 0.008). Furthermore, the better explanation of the adsorption behavior of dyes by the Freundlich isotherm model (R2 ≥ 0.978) than the Langmuir isotherm model (R2 ≥ 0.881) supports the assumption that the multilayer adsorption governed the adsorption of dyes using mandarin peel biochars. The adsorptions of dyes were significantly dependent on the solution pH and temperature since the electrostatic and spontaneous endothermic reactions governed their removal using the pristine and chemical activated mandarin peel biochars.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w13111495