Abstract:
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can selectively adsorb structurallysimilar liquiritin and isoliquiritin, both of which are flavonoid compounds. The adsorption thermodynamics of isoliquiritin on MWCNTs was investigated. Results indicate that the quantity of isoliquiritin adsorbed increases with isoliquiritin concentration and decreases with temperature. Adsorption data can be well described by the Freundlich Equation. The values of
ΔH0 and
ΔG0 indicate that the adsorption is a spontaneous exothermic process.