Magnetized pitaya peel bio-based carbon aerogel modified with APD and KH-550 for the removal of acid chrome blue K

Magnetized pitaya peel bio-based carbon aerogel (MCA) was prepared by hydrothermal and freeze-drying methods; then, magnetized bio-based carbon aerogel (MCKEA) was obtained by the surface functionalization of MCA with 3-amino-1, 2-propylene glycol and KH-550. MCA and MCKEA were characterized by SEM, FT-IR, and XRD. The adsorption properties of MCA and MCKEA for dyes were investigated. It showed that the adsorption capacity of MCKEA for dyes was greater than that of MCA, especially for acid chromium blue K. The adsorption of acid chromium blue K by MCKEA conforms to the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir adsorption model. The reusability experimental results showed that MCKEA can be reused for nine times. So MCKEA is a kind of adsorbent with high efficiency, high reusability, and low cost, which has broad application prospect. Graphical Abstract