Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal

Synthesis of silica nanoparticles (NSBFS) from commercial blast furnace slag (BFS) and its efficiency to remove methylene blue (MB) from water as well as the desilicated blast furnace slag (DBFS) were investigated in this study. The sorbent materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-...

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Main Authors: Abdelghaffar S. Dhmees, Nagla M. Khaleel, Sawsan A. Mahmoud
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Language:English
Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2018-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062118300321
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author Abdelghaffar S. Dhmees
Nagla M. Khaleel
Sawsan A. Mahmoud
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description Synthesis of silica nanoparticles (NSBFS) from commercial blast furnace slag (BFS) and its efficiency to remove methylene blue (MB) from water as well as the desilicated blast furnace slag (DBFS) were investigated in this study. The sorbent materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDAX). Different physiochemical parameters such as initial pH of the dye, sorbent dosage, contact time, and initial dye concentration were studied. The pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models were applied to evaluate the kinetic mechanism of the adsorption process. The results show that the process follows the pseudo-second-order kinetics using NSBFS or DBFS. The adsorption equilibrium values were obtained using Langmuir and Freundlich equations, Langmuir model showed the best correlation indicate that NSBFS and DBFS are homogeneous surface. The batch adsorption experiments showed that the maximum sorption was observed at pH = 10 and 8 and the maximum uptake capacities (qm) for MB were 80.8 and 109.8 mg/g using DBFS and NSBFS, respectively. Keywords: Blast furnace slag, Desilication, Methylene blue, Nanosilica
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spelling doaj-art-c810ab9cc18e498e9f6fc508d6bd9d092025-08-20T02:02:01ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212018-12-012741113112110.1016/j.ejpe.2018.03.012Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removalAbdelghaffar S. Dhmees0Nagla M. Khaleel1Sawsan A. Mahmoud2Corresponding author.; Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, EgyptEgyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Cairo, EgyptSynthesis of silica nanoparticles (NSBFS) from commercial blast furnace slag (BFS) and its efficiency to remove methylene blue (MB) from water as well as the desilicated blast furnace slag (DBFS) were investigated in this study. The sorbent materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDAX). Different physiochemical parameters such as initial pH of the dye, sorbent dosage, contact time, and initial dye concentration were studied. The pseudo-first-order and pseudo-second-order models were applied to evaluate the kinetic mechanism of the adsorption process. The results show that the process follows the pseudo-second-order kinetics using NSBFS or DBFS. The adsorption equilibrium values were obtained using Langmuir and Freundlich equations, Langmuir model showed the best correlation indicate that NSBFS and DBFS are homogeneous surface. The batch adsorption experiments showed that the maximum sorption was observed at pH = 10 and 8 and the maximum uptake capacities (qm) for MB were 80.8 and 109.8 mg/g using DBFS and NSBFS, respectively. Keywords: Blast furnace slag, Desilication, Methylene blue, Nanosilicahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062118300321
spellingShingle Abdelghaffar S. Dhmees
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Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
title Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal
title_full Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal
title_fullStr Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal
title_short Synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost-effective adsorbent for efficient azo-dye removal
title_sort synthesis of silica nanoparticles from blast furnace slag as cost effective adsorbent for efficient azo dye removal
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062118300321
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