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Adsorption of different dyes from aqueous solution using Si-MCM-41 having very high surface area

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Adsorption characteristics of four different dyes Safranin O (cationic), Neutral Red (neutral), Congo Red (anionic) and Reactive Red 2 (anionic) on Si-MCM-41 material having very high surface area are reported. The surface morphology of Si-MCM-41 material before and after adsorbing dye molecules are characterised by FTIR, HRXRD, nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms, FESEM, and HRTEM. The adsorption capacities of Si-MCM-41 for the dyes followed a decreasing order of NR > SF > CR > RR2. The adsorption kinetics, isotherm and thermodynamic parameters are investigated in detail for these dyes using calcined Si-MCM-41. The kinetics and isotherm data showed that both SF and NR adsorb more rapidly than CR and RR2, in accordance with pseudo-second-order kinetics model as well as intraparticle diffusion kinetics model and Langmuir adsorption isotherm model respectively. The thermodynamic data suggest that the dye uptake process is spontaneous. The high adsorption capacities of dyes on Si-MCM-41 (qm = 275.5 mg g−1 for SF, qm = 288.2 mg g−1 for NR) is explained on the basis of electrostatic interactions as well as H-bonding interactions between adsorbent and adsorbate molecules. Good regeneration capacity is another important aspect of the material that makes it potent for the uptake of dyes from aqueous solution.

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Abbreviations

qm :

Adsorption capacity

MW :

Molecular weight

C0 and Ce :

Initial and equilibrium concentrations of adsorbate solutions (mg L−1)

V:

The volume of the dye solution

W:

The weight of the adsorbent

E = hv:

Plank equation

S:

The pore size dependent on the assumed pore geometry

Vp :

The mesoporous volume

ρ:

The pore wall density (i.e. 2.2 cm3/g for siliceous materials)

d:

The XRD interplanar spacing

R2 :

Correlation coefficient

χ2 :

Correction factor

RL :

Separation factor

ΔG°:

The change in Gibbs free energy (J Mol−1)

ΔH°:

The change in enthalpy (J Mol−1)

ΔS°:

The change in entropy (J Mol−1 K−1)

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H.C is thankful to the Director, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad for providing research fellowship. Authors would like to thank CRF at Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad for providing FESEM facility.

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Chaudhuri, H., Dash, S. & Sarkar, A. Adsorption of different dyes from aqueous solution using Si-MCM-41 having very high surface area. J Porous Mater 23, 1227–1237 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-016-0181-4

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