High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies

The adsorption capabilities of two nano-sized adsorbents: multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were investigated for the removal of toxic phenol. The maximum adsorption capacities of MWCNTs and SWCNTs were determined as 64.60 and 50.51 mg/g, respectively...

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Main Authors: Dehghani, M., Mostofi, M., Alimohammadi, M., McKay, G., Yetilmezsoy, K., Albadarin, A., Heibati, B., AlGhouti, M., Mujawar, Mubarak, Sahu, J.
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Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50819
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author Dehghani, M.
Mostofi, M.
Alimohammadi, M.
McKay, G.
Yetilmezsoy, K.
Albadarin, A.
Heibati, B.
AlGhouti, M.
Mujawar, Mubarak
Sahu, J.
author_facet Dehghani, M.
Mostofi, M.
Alimohammadi, M.
McKay, G.
Yetilmezsoy, K.
Albadarin, A.
Heibati, B.
AlGhouti, M.
Mujawar, Mubarak
Sahu, J.
author_sort Dehghani, M.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The adsorption capabilities of two nano-sized adsorbents: multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were investigated for the removal of toxic phenol. The maximum adsorption capacities of MWCNTs and SWCNTs were determined as 64.60 and 50.51 mg/g, respectively. Adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model for both adsorbents. The optimum conditions using SWCNTs and MWCNTs were pH 6.57 and 4.65, phenol concentration 50 and 50 mg/L, dose 1.97 and 2 g/L and contact time 36 and 56 min, respectively. The results indicated that MWCNTs and SWCNTs were proven as high-performance adsorbents for toxic phenol removal from wastewater.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-508192017-09-13T15:49:10Z High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies Dehghani, M. Mostofi, M. Alimohammadi, M. McKay, G. Yetilmezsoy, K. Albadarin, A. Heibati, B. AlGhouti, M. Mujawar, Mubarak Sahu, J. The adsorption capabilities of two nano-sized adsorbents: multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were investigated for the removal of toxic phenol. The maximum adsorption capacities of MWCNTs and SWCNTs were determined as 64.60 and 50.51 mg/g, respectively. Adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second order model for both adsorbents. The optimum conditions using SWCNTs and MWCNTs were pH 6.57 and 4.65, phenol concentration 50 and 50 mg/L, dose 1.97 and 2 g/L and contact time 36 and 56 min, respectively. The results indicated that MWCNTs and SWCNTs were proven as high-performance adsorbents for toxic phenol removal from wastewater. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50819 10.1016/j.jiec.2015.12.010 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Dehghani, M.
Mostofi, M.
Alimohammadi, M.
McKay, G.
Yetilmezsoy, K.
Albadarin, A.
Heibati, B.
AlGhouti, M.
Mujawar, Mubarak
Sahu, J.
High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
title High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
title_full High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
title_fullStr High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
title_full_unstemmed High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
title_short High-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: Kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
title_sort high-performance removal of toxic phenol by single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes: kinetics, adsorption, mechanism and optimization studies
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50819