Optical absorption investigations for efficient crystal violet dye removal from wastewater via carbon nanotubes:Montmorillonite‐based nanocomposite

• Published in: Luminescence (Chichester, England) England), 2023-07, Vol.38 (7), p.1257-1267
• Main Authors: Puri, Chandni, Arora, Manju, Rajesh, Sumana, Gajjala
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Absorption; Adsorption; Aqueous solutions; Bentonite - chemistry; Carbon; Clay minerals; Color removal; Coloring Agents - chemistry; crystal violet; Dyes; Experimental data; Gentian violet; Gentian Violet - chemistry; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Isotherms; Kinetics; Montmorillonite; Montmorillonites; Multi wall carbon nanotubes; nanocomposite; Nanocomposites; Nanocomposites - chemistry; Nanotechnology; Nanotubes; Nanotubes, Carbon - chemistry; optical absorption; Recyclability; Removal; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Water - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry; Water pollution
• ISSN: 1522-7235; 1522-7243
• DOI: 10.1002/bio.4374

The current study reports a facile method to fabricate functionalized multi‐walled carbon nanotubes and montmorillonite clay mineral‐based nanocomposite matrix and its detailed characterization using spectroscopic and morphological techniques. The nanocomposites have been studied for their potential applications in the treatment of contaminated water using batch adsorption studies. The investigations conducted using optical absorption spectroscopic measurements for the adsorption process indicate that the nanocomposite matrix can effectively remove almost 98% of the dye from aqueous solution. The nanocomposites have showed fast and strong adsorption behaviour for the dye with the maximum adsorption capacity (qm) of ~467.3 mg g−1 in 25 min. The experimental data at equilibrium were also correlated with the theoretical adsorption isotherm and kinetic models. The results demonstrate that the experimental data fits well to the Freundlich adsorption isotherm model and conforms to second‐order kinetics. Furthermore, the nanocomposite exhibits good recyclability without any marked decrease in the adsorption performance even after five adsorption cycles of usage which indicates its potential application as reusable adsorbent for the efficient removal of hazardous dyes from contaminated water. Removal of crystal violet dye using multi‐walled carbon nanotubes: Montmorillonite clay nanocomposite.