Abstract
Denim fabric waste was used as a carbon precursor, and chemically activated with phosphoric acid in the ratio of 1:1 (v:m) under a slow pyrolysis process to obtain activated carbon fibers (ACFs). The chemical and physical properties of the ACFs were investigated from the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), N2 porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Boehm titration method, and point of zero charge (pHPZC). The obtained ACFs showed high yield (53%), BET surface area of 1582 m2 g−1, mesoporous features (average pore diameter of 3.60 nm), and surface acidic properties (pHPZC value of 2.13 and 1.13 mmol g−1 of acidic groups). The ACFs were applied in the removal of textile dye, Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR), from aqueous solution. The adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies showed that adsorption of RBBR on the ACFs were better described by the pseudo-second order kinetic model and the Freundlich equilibrium model. The maximum adsorption capacity of the ACFS for RBBR was determined to be 292 mg g−1, which is higher than other adsorbent materials reported in the literature. The adsorption thermodynamic parameters indicated that adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 482-490 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Cleaner Production |
| Volume | 171 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 10 2018 |
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Keywords
- Activated carbon fiber
- Adsorption
- Denim waste
- Dye
- Remazol Brilliant Blue R
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Environmental Science(all)
- Strategy and Management
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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Mesoporous activated carbon fibers synthesized from denim fabric waste : Efficient adsorbents for removal of textile dye from aqueous solutions. / Silva, Taís L.; Cazetta, André L.; Souza, Patrícia S.C.; Zhang, Tao; Asefa, Teddy; Almeida, Vitor C.
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T1 - Mesoporous activated carbon fibers synthesized from denim fabric waste
T2 - Efficient adsorbents for removal of textile dye from aqueous solutions
AU - Silva, Taís L.
AU - Cazetta, André L.
AU - Souza, Patrícia S.C.
AU - Zhang, Tao
AU - Asefa, Teddy
AU - Almeida, Vitor C.
PY - 2018/1/10
Y1 - 2018/1/10
N2 - Denim fabric waste was used as a carbon precursor, and chemically activated with phosphoric acid in the ratio of 1:1 (v:m) under a slow pyrolysis process to obtain activated carbon fibers (ACFs). The chemical and physical properties of the ACFs were investigated from the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), N2 porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Boehm titration method, and point of zero charge (pHPZC). The obtained ACFs showed high yield (53%), BET surface area of 1582 m2 g−1, mesoporous features (average pore diameter of 3.60 nm), and surface acidic properties (pHPZC value of 2.13 and 1.13 mmol g−1 of acidic groups). The ACFs were applied in the removal of textile dye, Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR), from aqueous solution. The adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies showed that adsorption of RBBR on the ACFs were better described by the pseudo-second order kinetic model and the Freundlich equilibrium model. The maximum adsorption capacity of the ACFS for RBBR was determined to be 292 mg g−1, which is higher than other adsorbent materials reported in the literature. The adsorption thermodynamic parameters indicated that adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic.
AB - Denim fabric waste was used as a carbon precursor, and chemically activated with phosphoric acid in the ratio of 1:1 (v:m) under a slow pyrolysis process to obtain activated carbon fibers (ACFs). The chemical and physical properties of the ACFs were investigated from the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), N2 porosimetry, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Boehm titration method, and point of zero charge (pHPZC). The obtained ACFs showed high yield (53%), BET surface area of 1582 m2 g−1, mesoporous features (average pore diameter of 3.60 nm), and surface acidic properties (pHPZC value of 2.13 and 1.13 mmol g−1 of acidic groups). The ACFs were applied in the removal of textile dye, Remazol Brilliant Blue R (RBBR), from aqueous solution. The adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies showed that adsorption of RBBR on the ACFs were better described by the pseudo-second order kinetic model and the Freundlich equilibrium model. The maximum adsorption capacity of the ACFS for RBBR was determined to be 292 mg g−1, which is higher than other adsorbent materials reported in the literature. The adsorption thermodynamic parameters indicated that adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic.
KW - Activated carbon fiber
KW - Adsorption
KW - Denim waste
KW - Dye
KW - Remazol Brilliant Blue R
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.034
DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.10.034
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EP - 490
JO - Journal of Cleaner Production
JF - Journal of Cleaner Production
SN - 0959-6526
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