Valorization of carbon nanotubes material obtained from polyethylene waste as adsorbent for dyes from wastewater

Authors

  • Gordana Bogoeva-Gaceva Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
  • Metodija Najdoski Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
  • Viktor Stefov Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje
  • Suat Ibishi State University of Tetovo, Tetovo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2021.2424

Keywords:

adsorption, anionic dyes, carbon nanotubes, amorphous carbon

Abstract

The objective of this investigation was to determine the efficiency of carbonaceous material, consisting of MWCNTs and amorphous carbon obtained by waste polyethylene pyrolysis, as an adsorbent for reactive textile dyes. In this work, the preliminary results of adsorption process of Bezaktiv Blau V-3R reactive dye from a solution with an initial 30 mg/l concentration using low dosage of adsorbent are presented. The results show that this material has promising potential as a sorbent, and its adsorption capacity (140 mg/g) for a reactive (anionic) dye is similar to some commercial MWCNT and functionalized MWCNT-based adsorbents.

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Bogoeva-Gaceva, G., Najdoski, M., Stefov, V., & Ibishi, S. (2021). Valorization of carbon nanotubes material obtained from polyethylene waste as adsorbent for dyes from wastewater. Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 40(2), 321–324. https://doi.org/10.20450/mjcce.2021.2424

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Chemical Engineering

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