Author:
Mounra Emma,Malloum Alhadji,Fifen Jean Jules,Conradie Jeanet
Abstract
Abstract
Context:
The search for highly efficient adsorbent materials remains a significant requirement in the field of adsorption for wastewater treatment. Computational study can highly contribute to the identification of efficient material. In this work, we propose a computational approach to study the adsorption of four cationic basic dyes, basic blue 26 (BB26), basic green 1 (BG1), basic yellow 2 (BY2), and basic red 1 (BR1), onto two models of graphene oxide as adsorbents. The main objectives of this study are the assessment of the adsorption capacity of the graphene oxide towards basic dyes and the evaluation of the environmental and temperature effects on the adsorption capacity. Quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) analysis has been used to understand the interactions between the dyes and graphene oxides. In addition, adsorption free energies of the dyes onto graphene oxides are calculated in gas and solvent phases for temperatures varying from 200 to 400 K. As a result, the adsorption free energy varies linearly depending on the temperature, highlighting the importance of temperature effects in the adsorption processes. Furthermore, the results indicate that the environment (through the solvation) considerably affects the calculated adsorption free energies. Overall, the results show that the two models of graphene oxide used in this work are efficient for removing dyes from wastewater.
Methods:
We have optimized the complexes formed by the interaction of dyes with graphene oxides at the PW6B95-D3/def2-SVP level of theory. The SMD solvation model realizes the implicit solvation, and water is used as the solvent. Calculations are performed using the Gaussian 16 suite of program. QTAIM analysis is performed using the AIMAll program. Gibbs free energies as function of temperature are calculated using the TEMPO program.
Funder
University of the Free State
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Computational Theory and Mathematics,Inorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Computer Science Applications,Catalysis
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