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Title of Journal: Water Air Soil Pollut
Abbravation: Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
DOI
10.1007/s12519-014-0523-8
ISSN
1573-2932
Styrenedivinylbenzene copolymer beads with ionic liquidlike functionalities ILLF covalently immobilised on the surface were synthesised and used to remove CdII and PbII from aqueous solutions The dependence of adsorption behaviour on initial pH and metal ion concentration of solution was established Higher ILLF content causes improved adsorption performance as ILLF are involved in coordination with metal ions Experimental data were analysed by several isotherm models using nonlinear and linear regressions the goodness of fit being assessed by various error functions Langmuir and Temkin models successfully describe CdII and PbII adsorption respectively whereas Freundlich model provides the poorest fit for adsorption of the two metal ion species For a particular isotherm model the best fit is offered by its nonlinear or linear forms or by both of them The adsorption of CdII and PbII is favourable and spontaneous The synthesised adsorbents have potential applications in wastewater treatment