@article{
author = "Pijovic, Milena and Manic, Nebojsa and Vasic-Anicijevic, Dragana and Krstic, Aleksandar and Mitric, Miodrag and Matić, Tamara and Jankovic, Bojan",
year = "2022",
abstract = "Pyrolytic tire (PT) chars were first produced from waste car tires (WCT) through carbonization process at 800 degrees C, for different retention times. Then, best PT-char sample by its physicochemical properties (WCT 800(1 h)) was further tested for its ability to adsorb Rhodamine B (RhB) dye from aqueous solutions. Structural characterization of synthesized material showed existence of graphene-based material, with average pore diameter of 22.8 nm and specific surface area of 55.8 m2.g- 1. Obtained carbon material meets specifications of commercial carbon black (CB). The yield of 33.6% of CB recovered has been achieved. Under the optimal conditions, 99.57% of RhB was removed. Adsorption of RhB obeys pseudo second-order model and Langmuir isotherm model. DFT (the density functional theory) was revealed that effective bonding of RhB onto WCT 800 originates from pi-electron interactions with aromatic moieties and chemical (or at least the electrostatic) interactions, between positive nitrogen and electron-rich surface groups.",
journal = "Diamond and Related Materials",
title = "Simple and effective one-step production of high-quality mesoporous pyrolytic char from waste tires: Rhodamine B adsorption kinetics and density functional theory (DFT) study",
volume = "121",
doi = "10.1016/j.diamond.2021.108768"
}