Nanotubular halloysite clay as efficient water filtration system for removal of cationic and anionic dyes

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Halloysite nanotubes, chemically similar to kaolinite, are formed by rolling of kaolinite layers in tubes with diameter of 50 nm and length of ca. 1 μm. Halloysite has negative SiO 2 outermost and positive Al 2 O 3 inner lumen surface, which enables it to be used as potential absorbent for both cationic and anionic dyes due to the efficient bivalent adsorbancy. An adsorption study using cationic Rhodamine 6G and anionic Chrome azurol S has shown approximately two times better dye removal for halloysite as compared to kaolinite. Halloysite filters have been effectively regenerated up to 50 times by burning the adsorbed dyes. Overall removal efficiency of anionic Chrome azurol S exceeded 99.9% for 5th regeneration cycle of halloysite. Chrome azurol S adsorption capacity decreases with the increase of ionic strength, temperature and pH. For cationic Rhodamine 6G, higher ionic strength, temperature and initial solution concentration were favorable to enhanced adsorption with optimal pH 8. These results indicate a potential to utilize halloysite for the removal of ionic dyes from environmental waters.

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Zhao, Y., Abdullayev, E., & Lvov, Y. (2014). Nanotubular halloysite clay as efficient water filtration system for removal of cationic and anionic dyes. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 64). https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/64/1/012043

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