Abstract
Hazardous dye removal and recovery from wastewater requires efficient capturing material. We report a phase change material (PCM) with phase change temperature of 16 °C giving up to 98% removal of crystal violet in few minutes. The PCM was found to collect 54 times of its weight soluble dye. The dye adsorption kinetics obeys a second order pseudo rate. Upon cooling the PCM to below 16 °C it gels and enabled solid removal of the captured dye.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1110-1112 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
Volume | 176 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 15 2010 |
Keywords
- Crystal violet
- Dye recovery
- Phase change material
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Waste Management and Disposal
- Pollution
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis