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Synthesis of a Composite Aerogel of Reduced Graphene Oxide Supported by Two-Dimensional Montmorillonite Nanolayers for Methylene Blue Removal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Qiulin Ma ,
Wei Wang ,
Wei Ge ,
Ling Xia  and
Shaoxian Song
Qiulin Ma
Affiliation:
Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070 Hubei, China
Wei Wang
Affiliation:
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070 Hubei, China
Wei Ge*
Affiliation:
School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070 Hubei, China
Ling Xia
Affiliation:
Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070 Hubei, China
Shaoxian Song
Affiliation:
Hubei Key Laboratory of Mineral Resources Processing and Environment, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070 Hubei, China School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Luoshi Road 122, Wuhan 430070 Hubei, China
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*E-mail address of corresponding author: gewei@whut.edu.cn
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Abstract

Two-dimensional montmorillonite nanolayers (2D Mnt) are excellent adsorbents for methylene blue due to the fully exposed active sites, but the separation of 2D Mnt from water is difficult. The objective of the present study was to assemble 2D Mnt and graphene oxide sheets into a three-dimensional aerogel (3D Mnt-rGO Gel) to achieve easy solid–liquid separation. Structural characterization demonstrated that the Mnt-rGO Gel has a porous 3D structure with Mnt nanolayers distributed uniformly within; the introduction of 2D Mnt could reduce significantly the degree of restacking of graphene sheets. Adsorption tests indicated that 2D Mnt enhances the methylene blue (MB) removal performance of Mnt-rGO Gel with a large adsorption capacity of 207 mg g–1, which may be attributed to the adsorption of MB onto 2D Mnt and the increased adsorption surface of rGO resulting from the reduced restacking of graphene sheets. The MB was removed completely by 300 mg L–1 of Mnt-rGO Gel-3 in 180 min. The adsorption process of MB onto Mnt-rGO Gel followed the pseudo-second order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm model. Mnt-rGO Gel also showed good reusability. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results suggested that the adsorption of MB onto Mnt-rGO Gel may be attributed to the π–π interactions between aromatic rings of MB and graphene, hydrogen bonding, and the electrostatic interactions between the nitrogen groups on the MB and oxygen-containing groups on the Mnt-rGO Gel.

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Composite aerogelMethylene blueMontmorillonite nanolayersReduced graphene oxideThree-dimensional structure
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 69 , Issue 6 , December 2021 , pp. 746 - 758
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2021

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