Efficient Congo Red Removal Using Porous Cellulose/Gelatin/Sepiolite Gel Beads: Assembly, Characterization, and Adsorption Mechanism

Porous sustainable cellulose/gelatin/sepiolite gel beads were fabricated via an efficient ‘hydrophilic assembly–floating droplet’ two-step method to remove Congo red (CR) from wastewater. The beads comprised microcrystalline cellulose and gelatin, forming a dual network framework, and sepiolite, which acted as a functional component to reinforce the network. The as-prepared gel beads were characterized using FTIR, SEM, XRD, and TGA, with the results indicating a highly porous structure that was also thermally stable. A batch adsorption experiment for CR was performed and evaluated as a function of pH, sepiolite addition, contact time, temperature, and initial concentration. The kinetics and isotherm data obtained were in agreement with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm, with a maximum monolayer capacity of 279.3 mg·g<sup<−1</sup< for CR at 303 K. Moreover, thermodynamic analysis demonstrated the spontaneous and endothermic nature of the dye uptake. Importantly, even when subjected to five regeneration cycles, the gel beads retained 87% of their original adsorption value, suggesting their suitability as an efficient and reusable material for dye wastewater treatments..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Polymers - 13(2021), 22, p 3890

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chenlu Jiao [VerfasserIn]
Die Liu [VerfasserIn]
Nana Wei [VerfasserIn]
Jiannan Gao [VerfasserIn]
Fan Fu [VerfasserIn]
Tao Liu [VerfasserIn]
Jian Wang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adsorption
Beads
Dye
Gelatin
Microcrystalline cellulose
Organic chemistry
Sepiolite

doi:

10.3390/polym13223890

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DOAJ051314258