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Removal of methyl orange from aqueous solution by mineral-based porous granulated material

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Sodium bentonite, graphite, light calcium carbonate and diatomite were used as parent minerals for the mineral-based porous granulated material (MPGM) which was tested for the removal of methyl orange (MO), a cationic dye, from aqueous solution. The adsorption capacity was evaluated under the conditions of varied initial pH, adsorbent dosage, dye concentration, temperature, reaction time, and static regeneration. Experimental results showed that the maximum capacity of MPGM adsorbing MO was more than 80 mg·g−1. The adsorption equilibrium and kinetics of MPGM followed typical pseudo-first-order and Langmuir adsorption models respectively. The thermodynamic parameters of ΔG ○, ΔH ○ and ΔS ○ showed that the adsorption was an endothermic and spontaneous process without remarkable change. The spent MPGM was regenerated 5 times and probable pathway for the efficient and re-utilizing adsorbent has been proposed. The results indicate that MPGM has a structure of silicon-aluminium-calcium-carbon, and could be employed as porous, low density, and large specific surface area alternatives for the removal of cations dyes from industrial wastewater.

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    Enwen Wang  (王恩文), Shaomin Lei  (雷绍民), Shichun Zhang, Teng Huang & Lele Zhong

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Funded in part by the Open Foundation of Engineering Center of Avionics Electrical and Information Network of Guizhou Province Colleges and Universities (No.HKDZ201404), the Associated Foundation of Anshun University, Anshun People’s Government, Science Technology Agency of Guizhou Province (No.J-LKA[2012]10) and the Infrastructure Foundation of Scientific Technology Agency of Jiangsu Province (No.BM2010480)

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Wang, E., Lei, S., Zhang, S. et al. Removal of methyl orange from aqueous solution by mineral-based porous granulated material. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 30, 185–192 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-015-1123-8

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