Copper Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide Modified by Biochar and its Application as an Adsorbent for Procion Red
Neza Rahayu Palapa, Novie Juleanti, Normah, Risfidian Mohadi, Tarmizi Taher, Addy Rachmat, Aldes Lesbani
Abstract
The preparation of a copper aluminum/biochar composite and its application for the adsorption of procion red dye was studied. The composite materials were prepared by a co-precipitation method and characterised by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and thermogravimetry. The results of the adsorption study show that adsorption on the copper aluminum/biochar composite follows pseudo-second-order kinetics, and the adsorption isotherm of procion red conforms to the Langmuir isotherm model. The Langmuir fitting result for the maximum adsorption quantity of procion red on copper aluminum/biochar composite is 175.439 mg/g, which is higher than copper aluminum layered double hydroxide. The thermodynamic analysis suggests that procion red adsorption is spontaneous (standard free energy < 0) and endothermic and involves a random solid–liquid phase interface. The composite materials exhibited good recycling performance.