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Role of microporosity and surface functionality of activated carbon in methylene blue dye removal from water

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Activated carbons have been prepared from jute stick by both chemical and physical activation methods using zinc chloride and steam, respectively. They were characterized by evaluating surface area, iodine number, pore size distribution, and concentration of surface functional groups. The chemically activated carbon largely featured micropore structure, while the physically activated carbon mainly featured macropore structure. The specific surface area of chemically and physically activated carbons was 2,325 and 723 m2/g, while the iodine number was 2,105 and 815mg/g, respectively. The concentration of surface functional groups was determined by Boehm titration method, which suggested that different types of surface functional groups are randomly distributed on chemical activated carbons, while it is limited for physical activated carbon. The microporosity along with surface functional groups provided a unique property to chemically activated carbon to adsorb Methylene Blue dye to a large extent. The adsorption of dye was also affected by the adsorption parameters such as adsorption time, temperature and pH. Comparatively, higher temperature and pH significantly facilitated dye adsorption on chemically activated carbon.

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  1. Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Mara, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohammad Asadullah, Nadiah Abdul Razak, Nurul Suhada Abdur Rasid & Airin Aezzira

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, 6205, Bangladesh

    Mohammad Asadullah, Mohammad Shajahan Kabir & Mohammad Boshir Ahmed

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Asadullah, M., Kabir, M.S., Ahmed, M.B. et al. Role of microporosity and surface functionality of activated carbon in methylene blue dye removal from water. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 30, 2228–2234 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-013-0172-y

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