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Zinc chloride–activated glycerine pitch distillate for methylene blue removal—isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics

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This work was aimed at evaluating the adsorptive properties of glycerine pitch distillate-based activated carbons by zinc chloride activation. A commercial activated carbon derived from petroleum pitch distillate was employed for comparison. Activated carbons were characterized for elemental composition, textural characteristics, and surface chemistry. The adsorption data were analyzed using isotherm and kinetic models, and thermodynamic parameters. The specific surface area of activated carbons is between 50.4 and 804 m2/g. The maximum methylene blue capacity of 368 mg/g is comparable with that of commercial activated carbon. The fitting of adsorption data suggests a monolayer coverage of dye molecules onto activated carbon via chemisorption where a cooperative mechanism of particle diffusion and film diffusion may be the controlling mechanism. The adsorption is spontaneous for potential applications in dye wastewater treatment.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Prof. Dr. Motoi Machida and Dr. Yoshimasa Amano of Chiba University, Japan, for the gift of commercial petroleum pitch distillate-based activated carbon.

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This study is financially supported by the UTM Research University Grant No. 07G80.

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  1. Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Ibnu-Sina Institute for Scientific & Industrial Research, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Pua Eng Hock & Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini

  2. School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Pua Eng Hock & Muhammad Abbas Ahmad Zaini

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Hock, P.E., Zaini, M.A.A. Zinc chloride–activated glycerine pitch distillate for methylene blue removal—isotherm, kinetics and thermodynamics. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 12, 2715–2726 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-00828-5

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