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Investigation on Porous Carbon-Loaded MnO for Removing Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution

Liping Wang, Mingyu Zhang

Organics · pp. 36–36 · Published 12 Aug 2025

10.3390/org6030036

Abstract

Porous carbon-loaded MnO was prepared via a combination of the sol–gel method and the chemical blow molding method using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and manganese nitrate as starting materials. SEM, EDX, TEM, FTIR, XRD, XPS, nitrogen adsorption–desorption, and elemental analysis were used to assess its physical and chemical characteristics. Furthermore, the adsorption property of porous carbon-loaded MnO for hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in polluted water was investigated in detail. The results demonstrated that large numbers of MnO nanoparticles were evenly mounted on the surfaces of carbon walls, with a uniform distribution of C, N, and O elements. The BET surface area was 46.728 m2/g, and the pore sizes of porous carbon ranged from 2 nm to 10 nm. Additionally, abundant surface functional groups were found in porous carbon-loaded MnO, a result consistent with XPS data and applicable to the adsorption of heavy metals from aqueous solutions containing Cr(VI). The Freundlich model fitted the adsorption isotherm well, and the pseudo−second−order model precisely matched the adsorption kinetics. According to the study results, the adsorption was multilayer, and the adsorption process involved an endothermic reaction. These results indicate that this is a feasible way to synthesize a high−efficiency adsorbent for the removal of harmful heavy−metal ions from wastewater.

Hexavalent chromium Aqueous solution Porosity Chromium Materials science Carbon fibers Chemical engineering Composite material

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