ABSTRACT
The adsorption of methylene blue (MB) onto the surface of cobalt doping hectorite (Co-hectorite) was systematically studied. The physical properties of Co-hectorites were investigated, where characterizations were carried out by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Electron Diffraction Spectrum (EDS) techniques, and morphology was examined by nitrogen adsorption. The sample with a Co content 5% (m/m) had a higher specific surface area than other Co-hectorites. The pore diameters were distributed between 2.5 and 5.0 nm. The adsorption results revealed that Co-hectorite surfaces possessed effective interactions with MB and bases, and greatest adsorption capacity achieved with Co content 5%, where the best-fit isotherm model was the Langmuir adsorption model. Kinetic studies were fitted to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The intraparticle diffusion was not the rate-limiting step for the whole reaction.
Subject(s)
Cobalt/chemistry , Methylene Blue/isolation & purification , Silicates/chemistry , Adsorption , Chemistry/methods , Coloring Agents/chemistry , Coloring Agents/isolation & purification , Diffusion , Kinetics , Methylene Blue/chemistry , Models, Chemical , Nitrogen/chemistry , Waste Disposal, Fluid/methods , Water Pollutants, Chemical/chemistry , Water Pollutants, Chemical/isolation & purification , Water Purification/methods , X-Ray DiffractionABSTRACT
Aluminium germanium lithium, AlGeLi, crystallizes in two cubic dimorphs. The structure of the F-43m form, already inferred from powder data, has been confirmed by both powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The second dimorph, not previously identified, adopts a disordered centrosymmetric structure with space group Fm-3m.