2.8 Regeneration of AC-1
To be a promising adsorbent, AC-1 should be readily
regenerated. Experimental results showed that the adsorption
capacities of the regenerated AC-1 were determined
as 161.68 and 157.64 mg/g for NR and MG, and the
regeneration efficiencies were 82.96% and 79.64%, respectively.
This demonstrates the effectiveness of thermal
treatment in the regeneration of dye-exhausted AC-1, and
it is expected that this method can be applied to regenerate
AC-1 exhausted with other organic pollutants.