A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems

The adsorption of reactive blue 4 (RB4) and acid red 183 (AR183) on a multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was investigated in single and binary dye systems. The MWCNT presented a higher adsorption of RB4 than AR183 in single and binary dye systems, due to stronger interactions. In single dye solutions...

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Main Authors: Wang, Shaobin, Ng., C., Wang, Wentai, Li, Qin, Li, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25201
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author Wang, Shaobin
Ng., C.
Wang, Wentai
Li, Qin
Li, L.
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Ng., C.
Wang, Wentai
Li, Qin
Li, L.
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description The adsorption of reactive blue 4 (RB4) and acid red 183 (AR183) on a multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was investigated in single and binary dye systems. The MWCNT presented a higher adsorption of RB4 than AR183 in single and binary dye systems, due to stronger interactions. In single dye solutions, adsorption capacities of the MWCNT for RB4 and AR183 at 25 °C are (69 and 45) mg·g–1, respectively. The higher temperature resulted in lower adsorption of the dyes on the MWCNT. In binary dye solutions, RB4 and AR183 showed competitive adsorption, resulting in RB4 adsorption but desorption of AR183 on the MWCNT. RB4 adsorption capacity in binary dye systems was also reduced to 56 mg·g–1 at 25 °C. The interaction of the dyes with MWCNT was found to be dominated by electrostatic attraction.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-252012017-09-13T15:19:35Z A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems Wang, Shaobin Ng., C. Wang, Wentai Li, Qin Li, L. The adsorption of reactive blue 4 (RB4) and acid red 183 (AR183) on a multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was investigated in single and binary dye systems. The MWCNT presented a higher adsorption of RB4 than AR183 in single and binary dye systems, due to stronger interactions. In single dye solutions, adsorption capacities of the MWCNT for RB4 and AR183 at 25 °C are (69 and 45) mg·g–1, respectively. The higher temperature resulted in lower adsorption of the dyes on the MWCNT. In binary dye solutions, RB4 and AR183 showed competitive adsorption, resulting in RB4 adsorption but desorption of AR183 on the MWCNT. RB4 adsorption capacity in binary dye systems was also reduced to 56 mg·g–1 at 25 °C. The interaction of the dyes with MWCNT was found to be dominated by electrostatic attraction. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25201 10.1021/je3001552 American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Wang, Shaobin
Ng., C.
Wang, Wentai
Li, Qin
Li, L.
A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems
title A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems
title_full A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems
title_fullStr A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems
title_full_unstemmed A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems
title_short A Comparative Study on the Adsorption of Acid and Reactive Dyes on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes in Single and Binary Dye Systems
title_sort comparative study on the adsorption of acid and reactive dyes on multiwall carbon nanotubes in single and binary dye systems
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25201