Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide

Graphite oxide (GO) was prepared by a modified Hummers−Offeman method and was tested as an adsorbent for the removal of dyes in aqueous solution. The structure of GO was characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. It is found that GO...

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Main Authors: Bradder, Philip, Ling, Sie King, Wang, Shaobin, Liu, Shaomin
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41734
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Ling, Sie King
Wang, Shaobin
Liu, Shaomin
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Wang, Shaobin
Liu, Shaomin
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description Graphite oxide (GO) was prepared by a modified Hummers−Offeman method and was tested as an adsorbent for the removal of dyes in aqueous solution. The structure of GO was characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. It is found that GO does not show a significant change in surface area, but the layered graphene structure was expanded, and several surface oxygen functional groups were formed, which play a significant role in adsorption. The amount of the dyes, methylene blue and malachite green, adsorbed on the GO was much higher than that on graphite, and the adsorption capacity based on the Langmuir isotherm is (351 and 248) mg·g−1, respectively, much higher than activated carbon. The adsorption mechanism was proposed as electrostatic attraction.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-417342017-09-13T15:57:40Z Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide Bradder, Philip Ling, Sie King Wang, Shaobin Liu, Shaomin Graphite oxide (GO) was prepared by a modified Hummers−Offeman method and was tested as an adsorbent for the removal of dyes in aqueous solution. The structure of GO was characterized by N2 adsorption, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. It is found that GO does not show a significant change in surface area, but the layered graphene structure was expanded, and several surface oxygen functional groups were formed, which play a significant role in adsorption. The amount of the dyes, methylene blue and malachite green, adsorbed on the GO was much higher than that on graphite, and the adsorption capacity based on the Langmuir isotherm is (351 and 248) mg·g−1, respectively, much higher than activated carbon. The adsorption mechanism was proposed as electrostatic attraction. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41734 10.1021/je101049g American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle Bradder, Philip
Ling, Sie King
Wang, Shaobin
Liu, Shaomin
Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
title Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
title_full Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
title_fullStr Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
title_full_unstemmed Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
title_short Dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
title_sort dye adsorption on layered graphite oxide
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41734