Preparation of Hierarchically Interconnected Porous Banana Peel Activated Carbon for Methylene Blue Adsorption
来源期刊：Journal Of Wuhan University Of Technology Materials Science Edition2019年第2期
论文作者：卢嫣 LI Sizhong
文章页码：472 - 480
摘 要：Hierarchically interconnected porous activated carbon have high specific surface areas, large numbers of dye adsorption sites, and interconnected pores for dye molecule diffusion and transportation. We prepared hierarchically interconnected porous banana peel activated carbons（BPACs） via a green method involving hydrothermal pretreatment and KOH activation, and systematically tested its methylene blue（MB） adsorption capacity. SEM showed that the BPACs had an interconnected porous structure and high-porosity surface. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area was 601.21 m2/g, the adsorption average pore diameter was 2.11 nm, and the total pore volume was 0.32 cm3/g. The MB adsorption capacity increased with increasing temperature, initial MB concentration, and pH value; it decreased with increasing adsorbent dosage. The adsorption isotherms and kinetic results for MB adsorption on BPACs were best described by the Langmuir adsorption and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, respectively. BPACs have a well-developed hierarchically interconnected porous structure, which increase the MB adsorption capacity and removal efficiency. Systematic MB adsorption tests show that BPAC is a highly efficient and easily available adsorbent.
卢嫣，LI Sizhong
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University
摘 要：Hierarchically interconnected porous activated carbon have high specific surface areas, large numbers of dye adsorption sites, and interconnected pores for dye molecule diffusion and transportation. We prepared hierarchically interconnected porous banana peel activated carbons（BPACs） via a green method involving hydrothermal pretreatment and KOH activation, and systematically tested its methylene blue（MB） adsorption capacity. SEM showed that the BPACs had an interconnected porous structure and high-porosity surface. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area was 601.21 m2/g, the adsorption average pore diameter was 2.11 nm, and the total pore volume was 0.32 cm3/g. The MB adsorption capacity increased with increasing temperature, initial MB concentration, and pH value; it decreased with increasing adsorbent dosage. The adsorption isotherms and kinetic results for MB adsorption on BPACs were best described by the Langmuir adsorption and pseudo-second-order kinetic models, respectively. BPACs have a well-developed hierarchically interconnected porous structure, which increase the MB adsorption capacity and removal efficiency. Systematic MB adsorption tests show that BPAC is a highly efficient and easily available adsorbent.
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