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Phosphoric acid based geopolymer foam-activated carbon composite for methylene blue adsorption: isotherm, kinetics, thermodynamics, and machine learning studies

Muhammad Irfan Khan, Suriati Sufian, Farrukh Hassan, Rashid Shamsuddin, Muhammad Farooq

2025RSC Advances37 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The ACP adsorbent, a blend of activated carbon and phosphoric acid-based geopolymer foam, showed high methylene blue adsorption efficiency, aligning with the Langmuir isotherm, PSO kinetics, and ANN-based predictions.

Topics & Concepts

AdsorptionMethylene bluePhosphoric acidActivated carbonLangmuir adsorption modelGeopolymerKineticsSorption isothermComposite numberMaterials scienceChemistryChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryComposite materialCatalysisFly ashQuantum mechanicsPhysicsEngineeringPhotocatalysisAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalConcrete and Cement Materials ResearchClay minerals and soil interactions