Alumina is an ideal material for the treatment of organic dye wastewater due to its excellent adsorption properties. In this study, alumina with large pores and a high specific surface area (332 m2/g) was successfully prepared using an impinging stream-rotating packed bed (IS-RPB). It was observed that factors such as calcination temperature and high-gravity factor significantly influenced the structure of the alumina.The specific surface area of the prepared alumina was significantly increased from 171 m2/g to 332.3 m2/g when the calcination temperature was decreased from 900 ℃ to 500 ℃. When applied to the adsorption of Congo red dye wastewater, the maximal adsorption capacity reached 800 mg/g, and the removal rate increased by 10% to 99%. The adsorption performance slightly decreased as the pH value of the solution increased from 2 to 8 and showed a cliff-like decrease when exceeding 8. The maximum removal rate was 99.71%; the adsorption process was in accordance with the Langmuir isotherm model, and the correlation coefficient reached 0.999 1. Through comparative analysis, the specific surface area and adsorption capacity of alumina prepared by IS-RPB are better than those prepared by stirred kettle, and the alumina prepared by the former is structurally stable with good reproducibility, which has a greater potential for application in the fields of dye separation and environmental purification.
SOLAYMANH M, HOSSENM A, AZIZ AABD, et al. Performance evaluation of dye wastewater treatment technologies: A review[J]. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11(3): 109610.
[2]
SLAMA HBEN, CHENARI BOUKETA, POURHASSANZ, et al. Diversity of synthetic dyes from textile industries, discharge impacts and treatment methods[J]. Applied Sciences, 2021, 11(14): 6255.
[3]
ELGARAHYA M, ELWAKEELK Z, MOHAMMADS H, et al. A critical review of biosorption of dyes, heavy metals and metalloids from wastewater as an efficient and green process[J]. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 2021, 4: 100209.
[4]
MANICKAMP, VIJAYD. Chemical hazards in textiles[M]. Sawston: Woodhead Publishing, 2021.
[5]
CHENGZ, ZHANGL, GUOX, et al. Adsorption behavior of direct Red 80 and Congo red onto activated carbon/surfactant: process optimization, kinetics and equilibrium[J]. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2015, 137: 1126-1143.
[6]
LITEFTIK, FREIREM S, STITOUM, et al. Adsorption of an anionic dye (Congo red) from aqueous solutions by pine bark[J]. Scientific Reports, 2019, 9(1): 16530.
[7]
ALI S, ABBASY, ZUHRAZ, et al. Synthesis of γ-alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles and their potential for use as an adsorbent in the removal of methylene blue dye from industrial wastewater[J]. Nanoscale Advances, 2019, 1(1): 213-218.
[8]
LIUZ, GAOB, HANH, et al. A green cross-linking method for the preparation of renewable three-dimensional graphene sponges for efficient adsorption of Congo red dye[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2024, 66: 84-93.
[9]
KHANJANIS, MORSALIA. Ultrasound-promoted coating of MOF-5 on silk fiber and study of adsorptive removal and recovery of hazardous anionic dye “congo red”[J]. Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2014, 21(4): 1424-1429.
[10]
MARUK, KALLAS, JANGIRR. Dye contaminated wastewater treatment through metal–organic framework (MOF) based materials[J]. New Journal of Chemistry, 2022, 46(7): 3054-3072.
[11]
HAMEEDB H, DINA T M, AHMADA L. Adsorption of methylene blue onto bamboo-based activated carbon: kinetics and equilibrium studies[J]. Journal of hazardous materials, 2007, 141(3): 819-825.
[12]
BANERJEES, DUBEYS, GAUTAMR K, et al. Adsorption characteristics of alumina nanoparticles for the removal of hazardous dye, Orange G from aqueous solutions[J]. Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2019, 12(8): 5339-5354.
[13]
CHINNAKOTIP, CHUNDURIA L A, VANKAYALAR K, et al. Enhanced fluoride adsorption by nano crystalline γ-alumina: adsorption kinetics, isotherm modeling and thermodynamic studies[J]. Applied Water Science, 2017, 7(5): 2413-2423.
[14]
LIL, RENH, LIUY, et al. Facile construction of hierarchical porous ultrafine alumina fibers (HPAFs) and its application for dye adsorption[J]. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2020, 308: 110544.
[15]
SARAA, JASIMA M, FIDALGOM M, et al. Removal of Congo red dyes from aqueous solutions by porous γ-alumina nanoshells[J]. Chemosphere, 2022, 286: 131769.
[16]
ZHANGH, RUANY, FENGY, et al. Solvent-free hydrothermal synthesis of gamma-aluminum oxide nanoparticles with selective adsorption of Congo red[J]. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2019, 536: 180-188.
[17]
LIUF, ZHENGX, CHENJ, et al. Controlling the synthesis and application of nanocrystalline spherical and ordered mesoporous alumina with high thermal stability[J]. RSC Advances, 2015, 5(114): 93917-93925.
[18]
LAFFICHERR, DIGNEM, SALVATORIF, et al. Ammonium aluminium carbonate hydroxide NH4Al(OH)2CO3 as an alternative route for alumina preparation: Comparison with the classical boehmite precursor[J]. Powder Technology, 2017, 320: 565-573.
[19]
MAC C, ZHOUX X, XUX, et al. Synthesis and thermal decomposition of ammonium aluminum carbonate hydroxide (AACH)[J]. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2001, 72(3): 374-379.
[20]
LIG C, LIUY Q, GUANL L, et al. Meso/macroporous γ-Al2O3 fabricated by thermal decomposition of nanorods ammonium aluminium carbonate hydroxide[J]. Materials Research Bulletin, 2012, 47(4): 1073-1079.
[21]
BAOZ, LIK, WANGS, et al. Preparation and characterization of submicron-cerium oxide by hypergravity coprecipitation method[J]. Advanced Powder Technology, 2021, 32(5): 1611-1618.
[22]
WANGD G, GUOF, CHENJ F, et al. Preparation of nano aluminium trihydroxide by high gravity reactive precipitation[J]. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2006, 121(2/3): 109-114.
[23]
LIANGY L, YUANZ G, MAY, et al. Preparation and properties of yttria-stabilized tetragonal phase zirconia nano-ceramics by high gravity[J]. Applied Physics A, 2023, 129(7): 491.
[24]
GHANIZADEHS, BAOX, VAIDHYANATHANB, et al. Synthesis of nano α-alumina powders using hydrothermal and precipitation routes: A comparative study[J]. Ceramics International, 2014, 40(1): 1311-1319.
[25]
LIZ L, WANGD, LÜF C, et al. Synthesis and characterization of high-purity mesoporous alumina with excellent adsorption capacity for congo red[J].Materials, 2022, 15(3): 970-970.
[26]
JIH H, LINGF X, WANGP, et al. Preparation of rod-like γ-alumina/volcanic rock porous material and the adsorption property of Congo red[J].Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2021, 49(7): 1049-1056.
[27]
MISHRAG, DAS S, JENAP, et al. Synthesis and characterization of template-mediated mesoporous alumina nanostructures with efficient and fast adsorption of Congo red from aqueous solutions[J]. Materials Advances, 2022, 3(8): 3490-3499.