The invention discloses a three-component cationic dye adsorbent and a preparation method thereof. The adsorbent comprises carbon nano tubes,
sodium alginate and
chitosan. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) utilizing a mixed acid solution to carry out ultrasonic treatment on the carbon nano tubes, thus obtaining water-soluble carbon tubes; (2) dissolving
chitosan in a dilute
acetic acid solution, then adding
sodium alginate, and stirring the materials to dissolve the materials, thus obtaining
sodium alginate /
chitosan blending
sol A; (3) dispersing the water-soluble carbon tubes in the
sol A, thus obtaining carbon tube /
sodium alginate / chitosan blending
sol B; (4) utilizing a No.5 injection
syringe to drop the blending sol B into a
calcium chloride solution one by one, carrying out crosslinking to form carbon tube /
sodium alginate / chitosan composite microspheres, and then
drying the carbon tube /
sodium alginate / chitosan composite microspheres, thus obtaining the cationic dye adsorbent. The adsorbent gives play to the triple adsorbing effects of the carbon nano tubes, sodium alginate and chitosan on dyes, so that the cationic
dye adsorption rate of the adsorbent is improved, and the adsorbent can be widely used for treating
wastewater containing cationic dyes. Meanwhile, the preparation method is low in equipment requirements, simple in operation process and mild in conditions, is environment-friendly and is suitable for industrial production.