Affiliation:
1. Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia
2. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
In the present work, a nitrogen-rich activated carbon (PAnAC) was prepared using polyaniline (PAn) as a precursor to represent one possible conversion of nitrogen-containing polymeric waste into a valuable adsorbent. PAnAC was fabricated under the chemical activation of KOH and a PAn precursor (in a 4:1 ratio) at 650 °C and was characterized using FTIR, SEM, BET, TGA, and CHN elemental composition. The structural characteristics support its applicability as an adsorbent material. The adsorption performance was assessed in terms of adsorption kinetics for contact time (0–180 min), methyl orange (MO) concentration (C0 = 50, 100, and 200 ppm), and adsorbent dosages (20, 40, and 80 mg per 250 mL batch). The kinetic results revealed a better fit to a pseudo-second-order, specifically nonlinear equation compared to pseudo-first-order and Elovich equations, which suggests multilayer coverage and a chemical sorption process. The adsorption capacity (qe) was optimal (405.6 mg/g) at MO C0 with PAnAC dosages of 200 ppm and 40 mg and increased as MO C0 increased but decreased as the adsorbent dosage increased. The adsorption mechanism assumes that chemisorption and the rate-controlling step are governed by mass transfer and intraparticle diffusion processes.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry
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