TY  - JOUR
SN  - 0167577X
PB  - Elsevier B.V.
Y1  - 2021///
VL  - 283
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092104185&doi=10.1016%2fj.matlet.2020.128758&partnerID=40&md5=be2309c5838e8aa731e45542272e339c
JF  - Materials Letters
A1  - Siyal, A.A.
A1  - Shamsuddin, M.R.
A1  - Low, A.
AV  - none
KW  - Adsorption; Cationic surfactants; Fly ash; Geopolymers; Inorganic polymers; Water pollution; Water resources
KW  -  Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide; Feasibility studies; Geopolymer; Triton X-100
KW  -  Nonionic surfactants
ID  - scholars15273
TI  - Fly ash based geopolymer for the adsorption of cationic and nonionic surfactants from aqueous solution â?? A feasibility study
N1  - cited By 17
N2  - The discharge of wastewaters containing surfactants and other pollutants from industries is contaminating the world's water resources which needs remediation. This paper describes the adsorption of cationic and nonionic surfactants cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and Triton X-100 (TX-100) using fly ash based geoepolymer adsorbent. pH was varied between 2 and 10. Geopolymer could not adsorb CTAB and TX-100 surfactants. This was due to the low hydrophobicity of the geopolymer and the weak nature of forces involved in the adsorption of cationic and nonionic surfactants. The modification of the geopolymer with suitable metals or compounds could potentially enable it to adsorb CTAB and TX-100 surfactants. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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