Synthesis and Application of Activated Carbon Magnetic Nanocomposite Modified by Calcium Oxide for Removal of Malachite Green dye from Aqueous Solution: Isotherm and Kinetic Study of Adsorption Process (original) (raw)

Dyes are one of the most important industrial environmental pollutants, and therefore their removal from industrial wastewater is very important. The malachite green is a very toxic dye for the environment and humans, therefore an economical and high-efficiency method to remove this dye from water solutions is necessary. In this study, the removal of malachite green was investigated using a economical and effective adsorbent, in which activated carbon from date kernel was used. Activated carbon from date kernel was modified by Fe 3 O 4 magnetic nanoparticles and calcium oxide. The properties and characteristics of these adsorbents were investigated using FTIR, VSM, TGA, XRD and SEM analyzes. Parameters affecting the adsorption process such as pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time and initial concentration of malachite green were optimized. Equilibrium and kinetic study of adsorption process was performed using common models. The results showed optimal conditions for adsorption of malachite green using the adsorbent are: initial concentration equal to 10 mg/l, pH=7, contact time equal to 20 minutes, adsorbent dose for AC, AC/Fe 3 O 4 and AC/Fe 3 O 4 /CaO equal to 3, 3 and 2 g/l, respectively. The Freundlich model also has a higher ability to describe process dx.

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