Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review

This critical review points out the most serious and problematic issues to be found in the literature on the adsorption of dyes on clay minerals. The introduction draws attention to the fundamental problems, namely the insufficient characterization of adsorbents, the influence of impurities on the a...

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Main Author: Juraj Bujdák
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/19/6951
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description This critical review points out the most serious and problematic issues to be found in the literature on the adsorption of dyes on clay minerals. The introduction draws attention to the fundamental problems, namely the insufficient characterization of adsorbents, the influence of impurities on the adsorption of dyes, and the choice of inappropriate models for the description of the very complex systems that clay minerals and their systems represent. This paper discusses the main processes accompanying adsorption in colloidal systems of clay minerals. The relationship between the stability of the colloidal systems and the adsorption of dye molecules is analyzed. The usual methodological procedures for determining and evaluating the adsorption of dyes are critically reviewed. A brief overview and examples of modified clay minerals and complex systems for the adsorption of organic dyes are summarized. This review is a guide for avoiding some faults in characterizing the adsorption of organic dyes on clay minerals, to improve the procedure for determining adsorption, to evaluate results correctly, and to find an appropriate theoretical interpretation. The main message of this article is a critical analysis of the current state of the research in this field, but at the same time, it is a guide on how to avoid the most common problems and mistakes.
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spelling doaj.art-7b0aac8fca824931ae07d6aa1b1c99812023-11-19T14:47:45ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492023-10-012819695110.3390/molecules28196951Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical ReviewJuraj Bujdák0Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 842 15 Bratislava, SlovakiaThis critical review points out the most serious and problematic issues to be found in the literature on the adsorption of dyes on clay minerals. The introduction draws attention to the fundamental problems, namely the insufficient characterization of adsorbents, the influence of impurities on the adsorption of dyes, and the choice of inappropriate models for the description of the very complex systems that clay minerals and their systems represent. This paper discusses the main processes accompanying adsorption in colloidal systems of clay minerals. The relationship between the stability of the colloidal systems and the adsorption of dye molecules is analyzed. The usual methodological procedures for determining and evaluating the adsorption of dyes are critically reviewed. A brief overview and examples of modified clay minerals and complex systems for the adsorption of organic dyes are summarized. This review is a guide for avoiding some faults in characterizing the adsorption of organic dyes on clay minerals, to improve the procedure for determining adsorption, to evaluate results correctly, and to find an appropriate theoretical interpretation. The main message of this article is a critical analysis of the current state of the research in this field, but at the same time, it is a guide on how to avoid the most common problems and mistakes.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/19/6951environmentaladsorption mechanismadsorption isothermclayswaste adsorption
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Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review
Molecules
environmental
adsorption mechanism
adsorption isotherm
clays
waste adsorption
title Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review
title_full Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review
title_fullStr Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review
title_full_unstemmed Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review
title_short Controversial Issues Related to Dye Adsorption on Clay Minerals: A Critical Review
title_sort controversial issues related to dye adsorption on clay minerals a critical review
topic environmental
adsorption mechanism
adsorption isotherm
clays
waste adsorption
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/28/19/6951
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