SCI和EI收录∣中国化工学会会刊

›› 2008, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (3): 401-406.

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Peanut Shell Activated Carbon:Characterization, Surface Modification and Adsorption of Pb2+ from Aqueous Solution

徐涛, 刘晓勤   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China
  • 收稿日期:2007-09-10 修回日期:2008-04-21 出版日期:2008-06-28 发布日期:2008-06-28
  • 通讯作者: LIU Xiaoqin,E-mail:liuxq@njut.edu.cn

Peanut Shell Activated Carbon:Characterization, Surface Modification and Adsorption of Pb2+ from Aqueous Solution

XU Tao, LIU Xiaoqin   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, China
  • Received:2007-09-10 Revised:2008-04-21 Online:2008-06-28 Published:2008-06-28

摘要: Metal ion contamination of drinking water and waste water, especially with heavy metal ion such as lead, is a serious and ongoing problem. In this work, activated carbon prepared from peanut shell (PAC) was used for the removal of Pb2+ from aqueous solution. The impacts of the Pb2+ adsorption capacities of the acid-modified carbons oxidized with HNO3 were also investigated. The surface functional groups of PAC were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Boehm titration. The textural properties (surface area, total pore volume) were evaluated from the nitrogen adsorption isotherm at 77 K. The experimental results presented indicated that the adsorption data fitted better with the Langmuir adsorption model. A comparative study with a commercial granular activated carbon (GAC) showed that PAC was 10.3 times more efficient compared to GAC based on Langmuir maximum adsorption capacity. Further analysis results by the Langmuir equation showed that HNO3 [20% (by mass)] modified PAC has larger adsorption capacity of Pb2+ from aqueous solution (as much as 35.5 mg·g-1). The adsorption capacity enhancement ascribed to pore widening, increased cation-exchange capacity by oxygen groups, and the promoted hydrophilicity of the carbon surface.

关键词: activated carbon, phosphoric acid, adsorption, wastewater treatment, surface modification

Abstract: Metal ion contamination of drinking water and waste water, especially with heavy metal ion such as lead, is a serious and ongoing problem. In this work, activated carbon prepared from peanut shell (PAC) was used for the removal of Pb2+ from aqueous solution. The impacts of the Pb2+ adsorption capacities of the acid-modified carbons oxidized with HNO3 were also investigated. The surface functional groups of PAC were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Boehm titration. The textural properties (surface area, total pore volume) were evaluated from the nitrogen adsorption isotherm at 77 K. The experimental results presented indicated that the adsorption data fitted better with the Langmuir adsorption model. A comparative study with a commercial granular activated carbon (GAC) showed that PAC was 10.3 times more efficient compared to GAC based on Langmuir maximum adsorption capacity. Further analysis results by the Langmuir equation showed that HNO3 [20% (by mass)] modified PAC has larger adsorption capacity of Pb2+ from aqueous solution (as much as 35.5 mg·g-1). The adsorption capacity enhancement ascribed to pore widening, increased cation-exchange capacity by oxygen groups, and the promoted hydrophilicity of the carbon surface.

Key words: activated carbon, phosphoric acid, adsorption, wastewater treatment, surface modification