Alginate-derived biomass carbon‑molybdenum disulfide heterogeneous materials: Vertically grown/uniformly dispersed molybdenum disulfide nanosheets/nanoflowers for wastewater treatment

In order to improve the dispersion of molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) and enhance the performance of MoS 2 , two alginate-derived biomass carbon-MoS 2 (BC-MoS 2 ) composites: CMB/CMS, were prepared by introducing BC during the synthesis of MoS 2 by hydrothermal. The effects of different gels, times and temperatures of the synthesized BC-MoS 2 were investigated, and the adsorption capacity for methylene blue (MB), basic fuchsin (BF) and copper ions (Cu 2+ ) was tested. The results indicated that the vertical growth of MoS 2 on the BC surface could be realized when using xero-gel, while the BC and MoS 2 were mixed uniformly when using wet-gel. Compared with MoS 2 , the hydrophilicity and water dispersibility of BC-MoS 2 were greatly improved, and BC-MoS 2 had better adsorption capacity for MB/BF/Cu 2+ (99.61/86.83/60 mg/g). The adsorption mechanism exhibits that the adsorption force of BC-MoS 2 on MB/BF is mainly based on the electrostatic force, and the adsorption on Cu 2+ comes from the electrostatic force and the Lewis soft-soft interaction. This study dramatically enriches the application of transition metal chalcogenides and provides a meaningful reference for wastewater treatment.