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High Stable Al-MCM-41: Structural Characterization and Evaluation for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution

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Aluminosilicate (Al-MCM-41) was synthesized via a modified wet-method in a Si/Al atomic ratio of 13.64:1.00 and calcination at 500 °C. The structural as well as the thermal stability were studied by powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis and surface area measurements. Al-MCM-41 was confirmed to acquire a mesoporous structure with a high stability against hydrolysis which was attributed to the homogeneous dispersion of Al(III) in the silica framework. The adsorption parameters of the cationic dye methylene blue (MB), on Al-MCM-41 were investigated in aqueous solutions. The adsorption isotherm data showed a notable monolayer adsorption capacity (285 mg g−1) of MB and fitted well the Langmuir adsorption model and the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. The adsorbent was applied successfully for removing 92.0–94.7% of MB from spiked fresh water samples and the initial capacity was recovered by 0.05 mol L−1 HCl or calcination.

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The authors:Wafaa E, Rashwan, Khaled S. Abou-El-Sherbini, Mohammed A. Wahba, Sohair A. Sayed Ahmed, Peter G. Weidler deeply express thanks for the National Research Centre, Egypt and the Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany as this work was achieved under their auspices.

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    Wafaa E. Rashwan & Sohair A. Sayed Ahmed

  2. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, National Research Centre, 33 El Bohouth St. (former Eltahrir St.), P.O. 12622, Giza, Dokki, Egypt

    Khaled S. Abou-El-Sherbini & Mohammed A. Wahba

  3. Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany

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Rashwan, W.E., Abou-El-Sherbini, K.S., Wahba, M.A. et al. High Stable Al-MCM-41: Structural Characterization and Evaluation for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution. Silicon 12, 2017–2029 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-019-00262-x

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