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Cyclodextrin/silica hybrid adsorbent for removal of methylene blue in aqueous media

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Functionalization of a silica surface using cyclodextrin was performed using citric acid as a bonding agent. The material obtained was characterized using spectroscopic, X-ray, and thermogravimetric analyses. The effectiveness of the product for removal of dyes from aqueous media was evaluated using methylene blue as a model molecule, for which the best adsorption was achieved at pH values higher than 3.5. The correlation coefficients obtained using the Langmuir isotherm enabled elucidation of the adsorption mechanism. The maximum capacity of the nano-adsorbent for adsorption of the dye was 212 mg g−1. Thermodynamic tests performed at 25, 35, and 45 °C showed that the mechanism was spontaneous and temperature-dependent, with adsorption following the pseudo-second order kinetic model and being fastest during the early stages, with equilibrium achieved after around 3 h. The results showed that hybrid materials based on cyclodextrin can be used for removal of dyes from aqueous media, and could therefore substitute other more expensive adsorbents. Advantages of these new materials include ease of preparation, relatively low cost, and good adsorption properties.

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The authors thank Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG, grant number APQ 01145-08) for financial support. We are also grateful to the Departamento de Ciências dos Solos of UFLA for the X-ray diffraction analyses, Departamento de Fitopatologia of UFLA for the SEM analyses, and the Centro de Análises e Prospecção Química (CAPQ) of UFLA for the other chemical analyses.

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    Lucas Bragança de Carvalho, Tauana Garcia Carvalho, Zuy Maria Magriotis, Teodorico de Castro Ramalho & Luciana de Matos Alves Pinto

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Carvalho, L.B., Carvalho, T.G., Magriotis, Z.M. et al. Cyclodextrin/silica hybrid adsorbent for removal of methylene blue in aqueous media. J Incl Phenom Macrocycl Chem 78, 77–87 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10847-012-0272-z

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