A novel
cellulose-based adsorbent (CGS) was synthesized by a facile,
two-step modification route. It was characterized by the FTIR, XRD,
and SEM technique. The adsorption characteristics of CGS were compared
with those of native cellulose using crystal violet (CV) as an adsorbate
in this work. The effects of contact time, temperature, pH, and initial
concentration on the sorption were all investigated. The adsorption
kinetics for both CGS and cellulose were found to follow a pseudo-second-order
(P-S-O) kinetic model. The equilibrium data of CGS fitted well with
the Langmuir isothermal model, and the maximum theoretical adsorption
capacity of CGS for CV was 218.82 mg g–1 at 50 °C;
the adsorption increased by 70.8% compared to that of native cellulose.
A thermodynamics study was also performed. The comparative study confirmed
that the structure of CGS is more conducive for the adsorption of
CV than cellulose. Furthermore, adsorption/desorption experiments
showed that CGS could be reused for at least eight cycles with stable
sorption ability after being regenerated with 50% ethanol solution
(pH 3.0).
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