Bio-mass derived functionalized graphene aerogel: a sustainable approach for the removal of multiple organic dyes and their mixtures

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Herein, fabrication of a functionalized graphene aerogel (f-GA) from a biomass (pear fruit)-derived graphene aerogel (GA) is described. f-GA is showing better adsorption capacity towards CV, MB and RhB dyes than GA and activated charcoal.

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Herein, fabrication of a functionalized graphene aerogel (f-GA) from a biomass (pear fruit)-derived graphene aerogel (GA) is described. Functionalization showed a prominent effect that results in the improved adsorption capacity of f-GA compared to GA, and even better (∼more than double) than commercially available activated carbon (AC). f-GA has been studied for the removal of three different model pollutant dyes, namely crystal violet (CV), methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB) and their mixtures, along with it also being used for dye removal from unknown real industrial samples. Moreover, a detailed comparative analysis showed the adsorption capacity of f-GA towards CV, MB, and RhB has been improved up to ∼6, ∼7, and ∼10 times, respectively, compared to that of control GA. The recyclability of f-GA was also tested: it works for five cycles without losing its apparent performance.

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Adsorptive removal of methyl orange and methylene blue from aqueous solution with a metal-organic framework material, iron terephthalate (MOF-235).

Enamul Haque, Jong Jun, Sung Jhung (2011)

An iron terephthalate (MOF-235), one of the metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), has been used for the removal of harmful dyes (anionic dye methyl orange (MO) and cationic dye methylene blue (MB)) from contaminated water via adsorption. The adsorption capacities of MOF-235 are much higher than those of an activated carbon. The performance of MOF-235 having high adsorption capacity is remarkable because the MOF-235 does not adsorb nitrogen at liquid nitrogen temperature. Based on this study, MOFs, even if they do not adsorb gases, can be suggested as potential adsorbents to remove harmful materials in the liquid phase. Adsorption of MO and MB at various temperatures shows that the adsorption is a spontaneous and endothermic process and that the entropy increases (the driving force of the adsorption) with adsorption of MO and MB. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.