Adsorption of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions by activated carbon with oxygen-containing functional groups

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2015.08.031

Chin.J.Chem.Eng. ›› 2015, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (10): 1705-1711.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2015.08.031

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Adsorption of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions by activated carbon with oxygen-containing functional groups

Yu Bian¹, Zhaoyong Bian¹, Junxiao Zhang¹, Aizhong Ding¹, Shaolei Liu², Lei Zheng¹, Hui Wang²

1 College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
2 College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

Received:2014-10-22 Revised:2015-05-11 Online:2015-11-27 Published:2015-10-28
Supported by:
Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (TD2013- 2, 2012LYB33), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51278053, 21373032), and grant-in-aid from Kochi University of Technology and China Scholarship Council.

Adsorption of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions by activated carbon with oxygen-containing functional groups

Yu Bian¹, Zhaoyong Bian¹, Junxiao Zhang¹, Aizhong Ding¹, Shaolei Liu², Lei Zheng¹, Hui Wang²

1 College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;
2 College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China

通讯作者: Zhaoyong Bian, Hui Wang
基金资助:
Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (TD2013- 2, 2012LYB33), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51278053, 21373032), and grant-in-aid from Kochi University of Technology and China Scholarship Council.

Abstract

Abstract: The adsorption of aqueous cadmium ions (Cd(II)) have been investigated for modified activated carbon (AC-T) with oxygen-containing functional groups. The oxygen-containing groups of AC-T play an important role in Cd(II) ion adsorption onto AC-T. The modified activated carbon is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results of batch experiments indicate that the maximal adsorption could be achieved over the broad pH range of 4.5 to 6.5. Adsorption isotherms and kinetic study suggest that the sorption of Cd(II) onto AC-T produces monolayer coverage and that adsorption is controlled by chemical adsorption. And the adsorbent has a good reusability. According to the FT-IR and XPS analyses, electrostatic attraction and cation exchange between Cd(II) and oxygen-containing functional groups on AC-T are dominant mechanisms for Cd(II) adsorption.

Key words: Activated carbon, Oxygen-containing functional groups, Cd(II), Adsorption mechanism

摘要： The adsorption of aqueous cadmium ions (Cd(II)) have been investigated for modified activated carbon (AC-T) with oxygen-containing functional groups. The oxygen-containing groups of AC-T play an important role in Cd(II) ion adsorption onto AC-T. The modified activated carbon is characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results of batch experiments indicate that the maximal adsorption could be achieved over the broad pH range of 4.5 to 6.5. Adsorption isotherms and kinetic study suggest that the sorption of Cd(II) onto AC-T produces monolayer coverage and that adsorption is controlled by chemical adsorption. And the adsorbent has a good reusability. According to the FT-IR and XPS analyses, electrostatic attraction and cation exchange between Cd(II) and oxygen-containing functional groups on AC-T are dominant mechanisms for Cd(II) adsorption.

关键词: Activated carbon, Oxygen-containing functional groups, Cd(II), Adsorption mechanism

Yu Bian, Zhaoyong Bian, Junxiao Zhang, Aizhong Ding, Shaolei Liu, Lei Zheng, Hui Wang. Adsorption of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions by activated carbon with oxygen-containing functional groups[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2015, 23(10): 1705-1711.

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