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A novel composite consisting reduced graphene oxide–functionalized beta-cyclodextrin epichlorohydrin polymer (RGO-βCD-ECH) was synthesized for the treatment of phenolic wastewater. Batch study of phenolic pollutants (2,4-dichlorophenol, 2-chlorophenol, and phenol) was analyzed using the synthesized composite as an adsorbent from an aqueous solution. The optimized parameters were temperature 25 °C, adsorption time 60 min, solution pH 7, and dosage 0.25 g/L. The isotherm data were more suitably fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum uptake for 2,4-dichlorophenol, phenol, and 2-chlorophenol was 702.853, 659.475, and 674.155 mg/g, respectively, at 25 ± 1 °C. The kinetic data for all the phenolic pollutants follow the pseudo-second-order model, and the rate was controlled by film diffusion. Thermodynamic data revealed that the process of removing phenolic pollutants is spontaneous and endothermic. The composite can be used up to five cycles with a small reduction in the removal. Adsorption performance of the synthesized composite for synthetic industrial effluents shows that up to 78% removal occurred in 60 min adsorption time. Based on the remarkably rapid adsorption and high adsorption capacity, the synthesized composite can be considered an efficient adsorbent for treating phenolic pollutants from wastewater.
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Rout, D.R., Jena, H.M. Synthesis of novel epichlorohydrin cross-linked β-cyclodextrin functionalized with reduced graphene oxide composite adsorbent for treatment of phenolic wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 73444–73460 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-21018-y
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