2016): Efficient removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions by an ordered mesoporous HPMo-SiO 2 , Desalination and Water Treatment,
A B S T R A C TAn ordered mesoporous HPMo-SiO 2 was synthesized and used as an adsorbent for removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. The morphology and structures of the material were characterized by scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscopy. The removal process was systematically investigated under various conditions such as pH value, shaking time, the initial concentration of MB. Adsorption process was closely fitted with pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm equations. The maximum adsorption capacity for MB was 87.8 mg g −1 at 293 K. The results of thermodynamics studies (ΔG˚< 0, ΔH˚> 0, ΔS˚> 0) showed the adsorption progress was spontaneous and endothermic. Besides, quantitative desorption of MB from HPMo-SiO 2 could be achieved with methanol containing over 25% acetic acid.