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Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2018, 7(1): 30-40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-017-0253-1
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Synthesis of low-cost porous ceramic microspheres from waste gangue for dye adsorption

Show Author's Information Shu YANa,  Yiming PANb,  Lu WANGa,  Jingjing LIUa,  Zaijuan ZHANGa,  Wenlong HUOa,  Jinlong YANGa,b( ),  Yong HUANGa
State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, Liaoning, China
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microstructure, adsorption, microspheres, calcination, equilibrium
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YAN S, PAN Y, WANG L, et al. Synthesis of low-cost porous ceramic microspheres from waste gangue for dye adsorption. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2018, 7(1): 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-017-0253-1
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Low-cost porous ceramic microspheres from waste gangue were prepared by simple spray drying and subsequent calcination. Effects of calcination temperature on phase and microstructure evolution, specific surface area, pore structure, and dye adsorption mechanism of the microspheres were investigated systematically. Results showed that the microspheres were spherical, with some mesopores both on the surface and inside the spheres. The phase kept kaolinite after calcined at 800 and 900 ℃ and transformed into mullite at 1000 ℃. The microspheres calcined at 800 ℃ showed larger adsorption capacity and removal efficiency than those calcined at higher temperatures. Methylene blue (MB) and basic fuchsin (BF) removal efficiency reached 100% and 99.9% with the microsphere dosage of 20 g/L, respectively, which was comparable to that of other low-cost waste adsorbents used to remove dyes in the literature. Adsorption kinetics data followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the isotherm data fit the Langmuir isotherm model. The adsorption process was attributed to multiple adsorption mechanisms including physical adsorption, hydrogen bonding, and electrostatic interactions between dyes and gangue microspheres. The low-cost porous microspheres with excellent cyclic regeneration properties are promising absorbent for dyes in wastewater filtration and adsorption treatment.


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Synthesis of low-cost porous ceramic microspheres from waste gangue for dye adsorption

Show Author's information Shu YANa, Yiming PANb, Lu WANGa, Jingjing LIUa, Zaijuan ZHANGa, Wenlong HUOa, Jinlong YANGa,b( ), Yong HUANGa
State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian Jiaotong University, Dalian 116028, Liaoning, China

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Low-cost porous ceramic microspheres from waste gangue were prepared by simple spray drying and subsequent calcination. Effects of calcination temperature on phase and microstructure evolution, specific surface area, pore structure, and dye adsorption mechanism of the microspheres were investigated systematically. Results showed that the microspheres were spherical, with some mesopores both on the surface and inside the spheres. The phase kept kaolinite after calcined at 800 and 900 ℃ and transformed into mullite at 1000 ℃. The microspheres calcined at 800 ℃ showed larger adsorption capacity and removal efficiency than those calcined at higher temperatures. Methylene blue (MB) and basic fuchsin (BF) removal efficiency reached 100% and 99.9% with the microsphere dosage of 20 g/L, respectively, which was comparable to that of other low-cost waste adsorbents used to remove dyes in the literature. Adsorption kinetics data followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, and the isotherm data fit the Langmuir isotherm model. The adsorption process was attributed to multiple adsorption mechanisms including physical adsorption, hydrogen bonding, and electrostatic interactions between dyes and gangue microspheres. The low-cost porous microspheres with excellent cyclic regeneration properties are promising absorbent for dyes in wastewater filtration and adsorption treatment.

Keywords: microstructure, adsorption, microspheres, calcination, equilibrium

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Received: 14 July 2017
Revised: 15 October 2017
Accepted: 27 October 2017
Published: 28 December 2017
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