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Clay and charcoal composites: characterisation and application of factorial design analysis for dye adsorption

  • Neucineia Chagas EMAIL logo , Sueli Quinaia , Fauze Anaissi , Jeferson Santos , Maria Felsner and Karin Justi
From the journal Chemical Papers

Abstract

The characterisation of smectite clay, charcoal and prepared clay-charcoal composites was carried out through the X-ray diffractometry, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), simultaneous thermal analysis (TGA/DTA), infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The analysis revealed the composites to have different characteristics from the precursor clay and charcoal, and a peak displacement (d 001) was observed through the X-ray diffraction; this suggests the incorporation of charcoal into the clay lamellas and the formation of a new phase. Tests of adsorption with methylene blue dye were also carried out to evaluate the percentage of dye removal by the adsorbent, in which the composites presented better results than charcoal, indicating great potential for industrial use. A 23 factorial design was employed to evaluate the influence of temperature, ionic strength and pH on the adsorption of methylene blue using the AV50 composite that presented the best adsorption efficiency.

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