Adsorptive Removal of Diuron Herbicide on Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized from Plastic Waste |
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Authors: | Sunil K Deokar Ganesh S Bajad Payal Bhonde R P Vijayakumar Sachin A Mandavgane |
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Institution: | 1.Department of Chemical Engineering,VNIT,Nagpur,India |
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Abstract: | In this study, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized from waste polyethylene bottles and their use as an adsorbent for the removal of diuron herbicide from aqueous solution was evaluated. Batch adsorption was performed by varying adsorbent dosage, initial concentration, contact time, and temperature. Kinetic models applied to experimental data indicated that the pseudo-second-order model had the best fit. The equilibrium data were analyzed using different isotherm models. The adsorption capacity of CNTs for diuron removal, determined using the Hill isotherm, was approximately 40.37 mg/g at 303 K. From thermodynamic studies, the values of ΔH° (kJ/mol) and ΔS° kJ/(mol K)] were calculated as ?17.307 and ?0.0528, respectively, which suggested that the adsorption process was exothermic. The negative values of ΔG° at three different temperatures indicated that adsorption of diuron on CNTs was favorable. |
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