Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks

Non-activated carbon ‘C’, zinc chloride-activated carbon ‘Z’ and steam-activated carbon ‘S’ were prepared from cotton stalks available as an agricultural waste. These carbon adsorbents were investigated to determine their texture and their potential for dye adsorption. Cotton stalks after chopping,...

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Principais autores: Amina A. Attia, Abdel-Nasser A. El-Hendawy, Soheir A. Khedr, Th. El-Nabarawy
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Idioma:English
Publicado em: SAGE Publishing 2004-06-01
coleção:Adsorption Science & Technology
Acesso em linha:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617042863075
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author Amina A. Attia
Abdel-Nasser A. El-Hendawy
Soheir A. Khedr
Th. El-Nabarawy
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Abdel-Nasser A. El-Hendawy
Soheir A. Khedr
Th. El-Nabarawy
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description Non-activated carbon ‘C’, zinc chloride-activated carbon ‘Z’ and steam-activated carbon ‘S’ were prepared from cotton stalks available as an agricultural waste. These carbon adsorbents were investigated to determine their texture and their potential for dye adsorption. Cotton stalks after chopping, washing and drying were also investigated as an additional adsorbent, designated ‘P’. The textural properties (surface area and porosity) of the sorbents were determined from the low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen at −196°C by carefully analyzing their nitrogen adsorption isotherms. The adsorption of Methylene Blue (MB) and Congo Red (CR) at 30, 40 and 50°C was investigated via kinetic and equilibrium adsorption measurements. Activated carbons ‘Z’ and ‘S’ exhibited high surface areas and high total pore volumes and possessed high dye uptakes. Non-activated carbon ‘C’ possessed a lower but satisfactory dye uptake while the raw material ‘P’ exhibited the lowest dye uptake. The adsorption of MB and CR was controlled by pore diffusion and followed first-order kinetics. The adsorption of the two dyes decreased with increasing adsorption temperature. The adsorption of both MB and CR was associated with a decrease in ΔG but with an increase in ΔS.
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spelling doaj.art-cdd19e4ab89040b0a1452aa21eaff2222025-01-02T02:58:22ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382004-06-012210.1260/0263617042863075Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton StalksAmina A. AttiaAbdel-Nasser A. El-HendawySoheir A. KhedrTh. El-NabarawyNon-activated carbon ‘C’, zinc chloride-activated carbon ‘Z’ and steam-activated carbon ‘S’ were prepared from cotton stalks available as an agricultural waste. These carbon adsorbents were investigated to determine their texture and their potential for dye adsorption. Cotton stalks after chopping, washing and drying were also investigated as an additional adsorbent, designated ‘P’. The textural properties (surface area and porosity) of the sorbents were determined from the low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen at −196°C by carefully analyzing their nitrogen adsorption isotherms. The adsorption of Methylene Blue (MB) and Congo Red (CR) at 30, 40 and 50°C was investigated via kinetic and equilibrium adsorption measurements. Activated carbons ‘Z’ and ‘S’ exhibited high surface areas and high total pore volumes and possessed high dye uptakes. Non-activated carbon ‘C’ possessed a lower but satisfactory dye uptake while the raw material ‘P’ exhibited the lowest dye uptake. The adsorption of MB and CR was controlled by pore diffusion and followed first-order kinetics. The adsorption of the two dyes decreased with increasing adsorption temperature. The adsorption of both MB and CR was associated with a decrease in ΔG but with an increase in ΔS.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617042863075
spellingShingle Amina A. Attia
Abdel-Nasser A. El-Hendawy
Soheir A. Khedr
Th. El-Nabarawy
Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks
Adsorption Science & Technology
title Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks
title_full Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks
title_fullStr Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks
title_full_unstemmed Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks
title_short Textural Properties and Adsorption of Dyes onto Carbons Derived from Cotton Stalks
title_sort textural properties and adsorption of dyes onto carbons derived from cotton stalks
url https://doi.org/10.1260/0263617042863075
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