Enhancement the rhodamine 6G adsorption property on Fe3O4-composited biochar derived from rice husk

Abstract

Magnetic biochars were prepared using Fe3O4 nanoparticle composites onto the surface of biochar derived from rice husk. The characteristics of magnetic biochar were characterized by scanning electron microscope, x-ray powder diffraction and Fourier-transform infrared techniques. The removal of rhodamine 6G dye by magnetic biochar, compared to pristine biochar was studied. The effects of pyrolysis temperature on rhodamine 6G adsorption was evaluated. Kinetic, isotherms and thermodynamic studies were carried out to investigate the adsorption mechanism of rhodamine 6G dye on magnetic biochar surface. The rhodamine 6G removal efficiency of Fe3O4-composited biochar (pyrolyzed at 500 °C) is higher than that of pristine biochar with maximum efficiency of 94% removal. The adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies indicated that the langmuir model, pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order models described well the rhodamine adsorption onto magnetic Fe3O4-biochar.