Adsorptive Removal of Cationic Dyes from Aqueous Solutions Using Graphite Oxide

作者:Jin, Qian-Qian; Zhu, Xiao-Hua; Xing, Xiang-Ying; Ren, Tie-Zhen*
来源:Adsorption Science and Technology, 2012, 30(5): 437-447.
DOI:10.1260/0263-6174.30.5.437

摘要

In this study, graphite oxide (GO) was prepared by a simple one-pot treatment method and used as an adsorbent for removing cationic dyes, methylene blue (MB), crystal violet (CV) and rhodamine B (RhB) from aqueous solution of different initial concentrations. We found that an increase in initial dye concentration favoured adsorption. The adsorption kinetic process fits to the pseudo-second-order equation. When compared with the expanded graphite, GO exhibits a high adsorption capability on non-acid dye molecules, with the adsorption capacities of 199.2, 195.4 and 154.8 mg.g(-1) for MB, CV and RhB, respectively. An analysis of the results of UV-Vis spectra suggested that the adsorbed dye molecules represent a different form of aggregation. Meanwhile, the layered graphene structure and surface oxygen functional groups play an important role in adsorption capability.

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