Modification of nanosized natural montmorillonite for ultrasound-enhanced adsorption of Acid Red 17

Ozkan Acisli, Alireza Khataee*, Semra Karaca, Mohsen Sheydaei

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Abstract

This work aims to modify montmorillonite (MMT) via dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTMA) and investigate its ability in ultrasound (US) assisted decolorization of a polluted solution. BET surface area of MMT was increased from 19.76 to 42.57 m2/g and basal spacing of MMT structural layers was increased from 1.13 to 1.69 nm by DTMA modification. The application of DTMA-modified MMT (DTMA-MMT) and US for the decolorization of Acid Red 17 (AR17) showed that US could improve the ability of DTMA-MMT on decolorization of AR17 solution due to simultaneous adsorption and sonocatalysis. The ability of US assisted DTMA-MMT was slightly decreased with pH, the initial dye concentration and the presence of inorganic anions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)116-121
Number of pages6
JournalUltrasonics Sonochemistry
Volume31
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Dye removal
  • Nanoclay
  • Sonocatalysis
  • Sonodegradation

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