Effects of sodium content on the microstructures and basic dye cation exchange of titanate nanotubes
Effects of sodium content on the microstructures and basic dye cation exchange of titanate nanotubes
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10.1016/j.colsurfa.2007.10.008
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2008-03
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Chung-Kung Lee;Cheng-Cai Wang;L. Juang;Meng-Du Lyu;Shui-Hung Hung-Shui-Hung-Hung-19382659;Shin-shou Liu
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Chung-Kung Lee;Cheng-Cai Wang;L. Juang;Meng-Du Lyu;Shui-Hung Hung-Shui-Hung-Hung-19382659;Shin-shou Liu
The potential of titanate nanotubes (TNT) to remove basic dye (Basic Violet 3, BV3) from aqueous solution through a cation exchange mechanism was investigated. TNT was prepared via a hydrothermal treatment of TiO2powders in a 10M NaOH solution at 150°C for 24h, and subsequently washed with HCl aqueous solution of different concentrations. Effects of the remnant sodium contents on the microstructures of TNT were characterized with transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms. It was found that if the sodium did not undergo complete proton exchange, the removal of sodium increased the specific surface area and pore volume of the TNT. When the sodium content of the TNT was approximately 0wt.% (after a nearly-complete proton exchange), the nanotubular structure of the titanates might be destroyed, accompanied by a sharp decrease in the specific surface area and pore volume. Effects of the alteration of microstructures, induced by the acid washing process, on the BV3 removal performance of TNT were discussed. Moreover, the removal mechanisms of basic dye from aqueous solution onto TNT were examined with the aid of model analyses of the adsorption equilibrium and kinetic data of BV3.