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Removal of Methyl Violet Dye by Adsorption Process on Hydrogen Titanate Nanotubes: Experimental-Theoretical Study

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The synthesis of new high-performance and low-cost nanomaterials in the adsorption process that meets the requirements of green chemistry is still a major challenge for the removal of dyes in the textile industry. In this sense, hydrogen titanate nanotubes (H-TiNTs) were synthesized, characterized, and used in the adsorption process to remove methyl violet (MV) dye from water. For the characterization, the H-TiNTs showed a high surface area of 309.304 m2 g−1 and a point of zero charge of 6.4. The density functional theory (DFT) study was performed, which showed that the adsorption occurred especially for the weak dispersion interactions C – H…O and – H…Ti. More intense attractive interactions were also identified in the H-TiNTs, such as intramolecular hydrogen bondings O–H…O. For the kinetic adsorption studies, the equilibrium was reached after 180 min, with an 88% MV removal. The best fit occurred for the pseudo-second-order model (R2 = 0.99), compared to the pseudo-first-order and intraparticle diffusion models, which were also used. Both Langmuir (R2 = 0.99) and Freundlich (R2 = 0.93) isotherm models showed a good fit; however, the Langmuir model best described the adsorption process of MV dye in H-TiNTs with a qmax = 106 mg g−1. The thermodynamic parameters ΔG°, ΔH°, and ΔS° indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic. Due to the high efficiency of the removal of MV dye using H-TiNTs, this material can be a promising and low-cost alternative, compared to other adsorbents used for dye removal in textile industry wastewater.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the Centro Multiusuário de Caracterização de Materiais (Multi-User Center for Materials Characterization) (CMCM) – UTFPR, for adsorbent characterization and analyses, the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC/MCTI, Brazil, SDumont supercomputer) for providing HPC resources, and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [487115/2013-9] from the Brazilian government for the financial support.

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This study was financially supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) [487115/2013–9].

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology – Paraná – UTFPR, R. Deputado Heitor Alencar Furtado, 5000, Curitiba, Paraná, CEP: 81280-340, Brazil

    Daniela Kelly dos Santos, Renata Treméa, Lucila Adriani de Almeida Coral & Fatima de Jesus Bassetti

  2. Department of Chemistry, Federal Center of Technological Education of Minas Gerais – Minas Gerais – CEFETMG, Av Amazonas, 5253, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, CEP: 30421-169, Brazil

    Eudes Lorençon

  3. Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry – University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil

    Patrick Rodrigues Batista

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dos Santos, D.K., Treméa, R., Lorençon, E. et al. Removal of Methyl Violet Dye by Adsorption Process on Hydrogen Titanate Nanotubes: Experimental-Theoretical Study. Water Air Soil Pollut 233, 166 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-05635-4

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