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The aim of the study was to develop the technology of obtaining biodegradable monolithic biomorphous activated carbon/calcium alginate (LWA/AW) adsorbent. The composite was prepared by chemical activation of cuboid samples which were cut from a laurocherry stem and further impregnation with calcium alginate. The polymer impregnation effect on the selected composite properties was investigated. The surface area and porous structure of the composite were characterized using low temperature nitrogen adsorption and helium pycnometry. The functional groups analysis was performed using infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The iodine number and the adsorption capacity in the methylene blue (MB) removal from aqueous solution were also determined. The adsorbent was characterized by a high porosity on the level of 60 %, and developed specific surface area (\(S_{BET}\)=785 \(m^2/g\)). Preliminary studies showed that the resulting material is effective in dye removal from water. The efficiency of the methylene blue adsorption was found to be 95.7 %.
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This study was financed by the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) (Poland), under Grant No. BKM/534/RIB4/2014.
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Majewska, J., Krzesińska, M., Sawaryn, B.J. (2017). Preparation and Characterization of a Novel Activated Laurocherry/Calcium Alginate Biomorphous Monolithic Composite and its Application in Methylene Blue Adsorption. In: Gzik, M., Tkacz, E., Paszenda, Z., Piętka, E. (eds) Innovations in Biomedical Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 526. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47154-9_7
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