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Preparation and comprehensive characterization of C16MImCl/MT for adsorbing cationic dyes

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Dyeing wastewater in various industries poses a great threat to the environment. Montmorillonite (MT) is widely used in wastewater treatment because of its abundant reserves and strong exchange capacity. However, natural MT has low affinity for organic pollutants and needs to be organically modified. In order to improve the adsorption capacity of MT to cationic dyes [Congo red (CR)], using ionic liquid [1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (C16MImCl)] as organic modifier, the optimal preparation process of C16MImCl/MT was determined by response surface methodology. The C16MImCl/MT was comprehensively characterized by utilizing the techniques of XRD, FTIR, TG, BET, SEM, and molecular dynamics simulation. All the research results showed that C16MImCl is successfully inserted into the layers of MT, and the basal interplanar spacing and average pore size of MT are obviously increased. The C16MImCl/MT is a mesoporous material, which shows strong adsorption capacity for CR, and its CR unit adsorption capacity (CRUAC) could reach 940.200 mg/g, which is about three times that of magnetic graphene oxide and bentonite/expanded graphite.

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    Jun Qiu, Zhengqing Yan, Jingwei Lyv, Kaibo Cui, Wei Yang & Xiao Liu

  2. College of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    Guowei Chen

  3. Shandong Polytechnic College, Jining, 272067, China

    Xijiao Cao

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Jun Qiu: conceptualization, supervision, funding acquisition, writing—review and editing, and project administration. Zhengqing Yan: conceptualization, methodology, investigation, resources, software, formal analysis, and writing—original draft. Xijiao Cao: conceptualization, methodology, validation, and project administration. Jingwei Lyv: investigation, resources, and formal analysis. Kaibo Cui: formal analysis and data curation. Wei Yang: software and visualization. Guowei Chen: visualization and writing—review and editing. Xiao Liu: conceptualization, validation, and project administration.

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Qiu, J., Yan, Z., Cao, X. et al. Preparation and comprehensive characterization of C16MImCl/MT for adsorbing cationic dyes. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 76060–76071 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27810-8

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