| Literature DB >> 34885360 |
Faizah S Aljohani1, Mohamed Elsafi2, Nourhan I Ghoneim3, M Toderaş4, M I Sayyed5,6, Hamidreza Mohafez7, Mohammad A Islam8, Mayeen Uddin Khandaker9, Mostafa El-Khatib10.
Abstract
A new type of nano-adsorbent zinc-silver nanoparticles ornamented by multi-walled carbon nanotubes (Zn-Ag MWCNT) was efficiently synthesized by double arc discharge using a newly designed rotating cylinder electrode. Zn-Ag MWCNT was characterized by different instrumental methods to get information about the sample shape, size, and crystallinity. Without irradiation, Zn-Ag MWCNT indicated significant potential for elimination against methylene blue (MB) which is dissolved in deionized water. When the adsorbent concentration was 0.1 g/L at normal 8 pH, the Zn-Ag MWCNTs were efficient in removing 97% of the MB from 40 mg/L that was dissolved in water for 10 min. The dye removal activity of (Zn-Ag) decorated MWCNTs was attributed to the influence of silver and zinc nanoparticles on the MWCNTs. Finally, this approach was both cost-effective and efficient.Entities:
Keywords: carbon nanotubes; contaminated water; double arc discharge; dye removal; methylene blue; zinc-silver nanoparticles
Year: 2021 PMID: 34885360 PMCID: PMC8658634 DOI: 10.3390/ma14237205
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Materials (Basel) ISSN: 1996-1944 Impact factor: 3.623
Figure 1Electric arc discharge system.
Figure 2TEM image of Zn-Ag MWCNT (a) at 10 nm scale, (b) at 20 nm scale, and (c) at 50 nm scale.
Figure 3Shows the XRD patterns of Zn-Ag MWCNT.
Figure 4Shows EDX diagram.
Figure 5Shows the FTIR of Zn-Ag MWCNT.
Figure 6The variation of absorbance versus MB concentration.
Figure 7Effect of (a) contact time, (b) dye concentration, (c) adsorbent dose, and (d) pH on percent removal of MB.
The adsorption of MB onto Zn-Ag MWCNT adsorbent factors studies.
| Isotherms | Linear Expression | Plot | Parameters | R2 | Calculated Parameters | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st-order kinetic |
| 0.88 | [ | |||
| 2nd-order kinetic |
| 0.98 | [ | |||
| Elovich | 0.92 | [ | ||||
| Intraparticle diffusion | 0.99 | [ | ||||
| Film diffusion process | R’ = −(slope) | 0.86 | R’ = 0.156 min−1 | [ |
Isotherms and their linearized expressions.
| Isotherms | Linear Expression | Plot | Parameters | R2 | Calculated Parameters | Ref. |
| Langmuir |
|
| 0.995 | [ | ||
| Freundlich |
|
| 0.910 | [ | ||
| Temkin |
|
| 0.959 | [ |
Summary of the recently published articles for removal of MB dye from wastewater.
| Adsorbent | Prepared Method | Adsorption Capacity | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ag-CNT | Physical Arc discharge | 45.87 | [ |
| ZnO NPs | Physical Arc discharge | 25.12 | [ |
| MWCNTs | Chemical Method | 95.30 | [ |
| Magnetic cellulose/GO composite | Chemical Method | 70.03 | [ |
| Nano-Co3O4/SiO2 | Chemical Method | 53.87 | [ |
| Graphene oxide–Fe3O4 hybrid nano-composite | Chemical Method | 167.20 | [ |
| Copper hydroxide nanowires decorated on activated carbon | Chemical Method | 139.9 | [ |
| Carbon nanotubes | Chemical Method | 46.20 | [ |
| Polyaniline nanotubes base | Chemical Method | 9.21 | [ |
| Titanate nanotubes | Chemical Method | 133.33 | [ |
| G–CNT hybrid | Chemical Method | 81.97 | [ |
| Zn-Ag MWCNT | Physicsl Arc discharge | 33.11 | The present work |
Figure 8The reusability graph study and sample degradation after 5 cycle reuse.