Facile synthesis of Persian gum–graphene oxide composite as a novel adsorbent for CO2 capture: characterization and optimization

Burning fossil fuels releases toxic gases into the environment and has negative effects on it. In this study, Persian gum@Graphene oxide (Pg@GO) was synthesized and used as a novel adsorbent for CO 2 capture. The characterization of materials was determined through XRD, FTIR, FE-SEM, and TGA analysis. The operating parameters including temperature, Pressure, and adsorbent weight were studied and optimized by response surface methodology via Box–Behnken design (RSM-BBD). The highest amount of CO 2 adsorption capacity was 4.80 mmol/g, achieved at 300 K and 7.8 bar and 0.4 g of adsorbent weight. To identify the behavior and performance of the Pg@GO, various isotherm and kinetic models were used to fit with the highest correlation coefficient (R 2 ) amounts of 0.955 and 0.986, respectively. The results proved that the adsorption of CO 2 molecules on the adsorbent surface is heterogeneous. Based on thermodynamic results, as the value of ΔG° is − 8.169 at 300 K, the CO 2 adsorption process is exothermic, and spontaneous.