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Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue

Natural rubber – halloysite nanotubes (NR-HNT) films were prepared by incorporating different weight percentages (10 – 70 wt%) of halloysite nanotubes (HNT) into natural rubber (NR) and were used to adsorb methylene blue (MB). The samples were characterized using attenuated total reflectance fourier...

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Main Author: Tan, Yee Chien
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Published: 2019
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spelling my.usm.eprints.48333 http://eprints.usm.my/48333/ Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue Tan, Yee Chien QD1-999 Chemistry Natural rubber – halloysite nanotubes (NR-HNT) films were prepared by incorporating different weight percentages (10 – 70 wt%) of halloysite nanotubes (HNT) into natural rubber (NR) and were used to adsorb methylene blue (MB). The samples were characterized using attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and point of zero charge (pzc). It was found that at lower wt%, the HNT was well-dispersed. When the wt% of HNT was increased, it made it harder to be dispersed and caused aggregation of the HNT, which affected the thermal properties of the NR. MB adsorption studies were carried out to investigate the ability of the samples to adsorb dye. Different parameters such as the wt% of HNT, initial concentration of MB, pH, adsorbent dosage and temperature were studied to determine the optimum conditions for the adsorption of MB by the NR-HNT films. The results showed that one film of 10 wt% NR-HNT (approximately 2.3 x 2.6 cm) has the best ability to adsorb dye in aqueous solution with the initial concentration of MB = 16 mg L-1 at pH 9.7 and at 39 ˚C. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms were also investigated to further understand these results. It was found that the experimental data are successfully fitted into type 1 pseudo second-order kinetic model. The NR and 50 wt% NR-HNT best fit Temkin isotherm while the 10 wt% NR-HNT fits Langmuir isotherm. 2019-05 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/48333/1/Tan%20Yee%20Chien%20Msc%20cut.pdf Tan, Yee Chien (2019) Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue. PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
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Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue
description Natural rubber – halloysite nanotubes (NR-HNT) films were prepared by incorporating different weight percentages (10 – 70 wt%) of halloysite nanotubes (HNT) into natural rubber (NR) and were used to adsorb methylene blue (MB). The samples were characterized using attenuated total reflectance fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and point of zero charge (pzc). It was found that at lower wt%, the HNT was well-dispersed. When the wt% of HNT was increased, it made it harder to be dispersed and caused aggregation of the HNT, which affected the thermal properties of the NR. MB adsorption studies were carried out to investigate the ability of the samples to adsorb dye. Different parameters such as the wt% of HNT, initial concentration of MB, pH, adsorbent dosage and temperature were studied to determine the optimum conditions for the adsorption of MB by the NR-HNT films. The results showed that one film of 10 wt% NR-HNT (approximately 2.3 x 2.6 cm) has the best ability to adsorb dye in aqueous solution with the initial concentration of MB = 16 mg L-1 at pH 9.7 and at 39 ˚C. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms were also investigated to further understand these results. It was found that the experimental data are successfully fitted into type 1 pseudo second-order kinetic model. The NR and 50 wt% NR-HNT best fit Temkin isotherm while the 10 wt% NR-HNT fits Langmuir isotherm.
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title Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue
title_short Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue
title_full Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue
title_fullStr Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue
title_full_unstemmed Study On The Characteristics And Adsorption Behavior Of Natural Rubber – Halloysite Nanotubes Films Towards Methylene Blue
title_sort study on the characteristics and adsorption behavior of natural rubber – halloysite nanotubes films towards methylene blue
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