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A Novel and Inexpensive Method for Producing Activated Carbon From Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Bottles and Using It to Remove Methylene Blue Dye From Aqueous Solution Publisher



Djahed B1 ; Shahsavani E2 ; Khalili Naji F3 ; Mahvi AH3, 4
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  1. 1. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Center for Solid Waste Research, Institute for Environmental Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Source: Desalination and Water Treatment Published:2016


Abstract

The current study aims to present a novel and inexpensive method for producing activated carbon using waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in order to remove methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solution. Here, a novel method for producing activated carbon is developed by utilizing KOH and combining the carbonation and activation processes. Besides, the inert gases are not used in the production process. In order to determine the characteristics of the produced activated carbon texture, N2 gas adsorption at 77 K and scanning electron microscope are used. The adsorption isotherms of MB have been studied using Langmuir, Freundlich, Dubinin–Radushkevich, and Temkin models. The specific surface area and the total volume of the generated activated carbon pores are 353.307 m2/g and 0.288 cc/g, respectively. In addition, qmax for adsorption of MB dye is obtained as 404.089 mg/g. Obtained results show that the Langmuir isotherm model has the best fitness. The values of R2, the sum of squares of the errors percentage, and χ2 for this model are measured as 0.996, 3.878, and 0.109, respectively. The present study shows that PET bottles are appropriate precursors for producing activated carbon. Besides, the present proposed method is effective and inexpensive. © 2015 Balaban Desalination Publications. All rights reserved.
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