Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2014, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 306-309.doi: 10.1007/s40242-014-3384-8

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Synthesis of Flower-like Manganese Wad and Its Decolorization Performance for Azo Dye Congo Red

YANG Aili1, WEI Bingqing2, ZHANG Zhengjun1   

  1. 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100085, P. R. China;
    2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
  • Received:2013-09-11 Revised:2013-12-18 Online:2014-04-01 Published:2014-01-13
  • Contact: YANG Aili E-mail:yangaili770117@126.com
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Science Foundation of USA(No.1067947).

Abstract:

Flower-like manganese wad(MW) with high activity was synthesized via ultrasonic-assisted redox reaction of sole manganese salt MnO4-. MW was characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron micros-copy(SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The experimental results indicate that the maximum decolorization rate of Congo red(CR) reached above 95% within 15 min in a wide pH range from 2.0 to 6.0. Results also show that MW has excellent decolorization performance for azo dye CR which implies potential application for removing dye pollutants from industrial effluents.

Key words: Manganese wad, Ultrasonic synthesis, Congo red, Decolorization