Authors: Lin Deng Zhou Shi Lu Luo Shiyang Chen Lingfang Yang Xiuzhen Yang Lishan Liu
Publish Date: 2014/10/17
Volume: 21, Issue: 10, Pages: 3918-3926
Abstract
A lowcost adsorbent modified kaolin clay MKC was synthesized and utilized for CrVI removal from aqueous solution Adsorption experiments were carried out as a function of adsorbent dosage solution pH CrVI mass concentration contact time electrolyte and temperature It is found that the adsorption efficiency is high within a wide pH range of 25–115 and equilibrium is achieved within 180 min Increases in temperature and electrolyte concentration decrease the adsorption The adsorption follows the pseudosecondorder kinetic model The Langmuir isotherm shows better fit than Freundlich isotherm The maximum uptake capacities calculated from the Langmuir model are 1582 1555 and 1522 mg/g at 298 308 and 318 K respectively Thermodynamic parameters reveals the spontaneous and exothermic nature of the adsorption The FTIR study indicates that hydroxyl groups NH4 + ions and NO3 − ions on MKC surface play a key role in CrVI adsorption The CrVI desorbability of 8653 is achieved at a Na2CO3 solution The results show that MKC is suitable as a lowcost adsorbent for CrVI removal which has higher adsorption capacity and faster adsorption rate at pH close to that where pollutants are usually found in the environment
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