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Selective removal of cationic dye pollutants using coal ash-derived zeolite/zinc adsorbents

  • Chatchai Rodwihok (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Mayulee Suwannakaew (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Sang Woo Han (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Siyu Chen (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Duangmanee Wongratanaphisan (Department of Physics and Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University) ;
  • Han S. Kim (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2023.07.17
  • Accepted : 2023.08.21
  • Published : 2023.05.25
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Abstract

This study introduces a NaOH/Zn-assisted hydrothermal method for the synthesis of zeolites derived from coal ash (CA). A zeolite/Zn adsorbent is successfully prepared by the activation of CA with NaOH and Zn; it is characterized by a high surface area and a negative surface charge.Methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) are selected as dye pollutants, and their adsorption onto the zeolite/Zn adsorbent is investigated. Results show the high adsorption capacities of MB and MO and that the negative surface charge facilitates electrostatic interactions between the adsorbates and adsorbents. The zeolite/Zn adsorbents shows the selective adsorption of positively charged dye MB via electrostatic interactions between the =NH+ group (positive dipole) and the oxygen functional group of the adsorbents (negative dipole). The selectivity for the positively charged dye is sufficiently high, with the removal efficiency reaching 99.41% within 10 min. By contrast, the negatively charged dye MO exhibits negligible absorption. These findings confirm the role of electrostatic interactions in the adsorption of MB, in addition to the effect of a large surface area. The results of this study are expected to facilitate the development of simple, eco-friendly, and cost-effective zeolite-based adsorptive composites from CA residuals for the selective removal of dye pollutants from CA waste.

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Acknowledgement

This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (2022R1I1A1A0105686612206820732501 02 and RS-2023-0020893320682073250001), the Seoul Green Environmental Center (202303500001), and the Konkuk University Research Support Program for the Faculty Sabbatical in 2021.

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