Affiliation:
1. a Research Center for Marine Bio-Food and Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University, Beomil-ro 579 Beon-gil, 25601 Gangneung-si, Republic of Korea
2. b Department of Biomedical Science, Catholic Kwandong University, Beomil-ro 579 beon-gil, 25601 Gangneung-si, Republic of Korea
Abstract
Abstract
In this study, the surface of the spent coffee grounds (SCG) was activated using phosphoric acid to increase the removal efficiency of methylene blue (MB) in aqueous solution, which is one of the harmful substances emitted in industrial processes. According to Fourier transform infra-red analysis, after phosphorylation of the SCG (PSCG), P = O group, P–O–C (aromatic) bond, P = OOH and P–O–P were newly introduced on the surface of the adsorbent, and the peaks of carboxyl groups and OH-group were large and broad. In addition, the surface area and mesopore range of the PSCG adsorbent were increased, and the structure changed, which enabled easy adsorption of MB. The process of adsorbing MB from aqueous solution using PSCG was more suitable for the pseudo-second order and Langmuir models, and the adsorption process was closer to chemisorption than physical adsorption. The maximum adsorption capacity of PSCG was 188.68 mg/g. As a result of the reuse test, PSCG showed excellent performance with a high removal efficiency of 90% up to four consecutive uses. PSCG modified with phosphoric acid, an abundant lignocellulose-based biosorbent that is readily available everywhere, is a promising adsorbent capable of adsorbing MB in aqueous solution.
Subject
Water Science and Technology,Environmental Engineering
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