Adsorption Performance of Methylene Blue by FeCl3/NaOH-Modified Hydrothermal Rice Straw Biochar-Activated White Clay Composite
摘要
With the growing environmental challenges posed by industrial dye wastewater and agricultural straw waste, the development of cost-effective and high-performance adsorbents has become a research priority. In this study, RCHC was synthesized from RC via hydrothermal carbonization and composited with AWC at a 1:1 mass ratio. The resulting composite, RCHC-ACFC, was modified using FeCl3/NaOH and applied for the adsorption of MB from simulated wastewater. The structural and chemical properties of RCHC-ACFC were characterized using SEM, BET, XRD, FTIR, and XPS. Adsorption behavior was systematically analyzed through kinetic, isothermal, and thermodynamic models. RCHC-ACFC exhibited a disordered lamellar structure, well-developed mesoporous channels, and abundant active surface functional groups, achieving an outstanding maximum theoretical MB adsorption capacity of 539.35 mg·g−1 at 45 °C. The adsorption process followed the Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetics. Thermodynamic parameters (ΔH > 0, ΔG < 0, ΔS > 0) indicated a chemisorption-driven mechanism supported by physical diffusion. Regeneration tests confirmed the excellent reusability of RCHC-ACFC, offering a promising solution for dye-contaminated water treatment.