Fluoride Removal by Lanthanum Alginate Bead: Adsorbent Characterization and Adsorption Mechanism

Abstract

Abstract: Lanthanum alginate bead is a new, highly active adsorbent. In the present study, we investigated its adsorption performance and its adsorption mechanism. The adsorption isotherm for fluoride onto lanthanum alginate b ead fits the Langmuir model well, and the maximum adsorption capacity is 197.2 mg·g^-1. X-ray diffraction shows the amorphous nature of lanthanum alginate bead, which allows for better accessibility to fluoride and thus better activity. Infrared spectra of lanthanum alginate bead before and after adsorption confirm its stable skeletal structure. Scanning electron microscopy shows that the dense surface structure of the adsorbent appear cracks after adsorption. T he adsorption mechanism of lanthanum alginate bead is considered as an ion exchange between F^- and Cl^- or OH^-, as verified from the adsorbent and the solution by pH effect, energy dispersive X-ray, and ion chromatography.

Key words: lanthanum alginate, fluoride removal, adsorbent characterization, adsorption mechanism, ion exchange

摘要： Lanthanum alginate bead is a new, highly active adsorbent. In the present study, we investigated its adsorption performance and its adsorption mechanism. The adsorption isotherm for fluoride onto lanthanum alginate b ead fits the Langmuir model well, and the maximum adsorption capacity is 197.2 mg·g^-1. X-ray diffraction shows the amorphous nature of lanthanum alginate bead, which allows for better accessibility to fluoride and thus better activity. Infrared spectra of lanthanum alginate bead before and after adsorption confirm its stable skeletal structure. Scanning electron microscopy shows that the dense surface structure of the adsorbent appear cracks after adsorption. T he adsorption mechanism of lanthanum alginate bead is considered as an ion exchange between F^- and Cl^- or OH^-, as verified from the adsorbent and the solution by pH effect, energy dispersive X-ray, and ion chromatography.

关键词: lanthanum alginate, fluoride removal, adsorbent characterization, adsorption mechanism, ion exchange

HUO Yakun, DING Wenming, HUANG Xia, XU Jingnian, ZHAO Menghua. Fluoride Removal by Lanthanum Alginate Bead: Adsorbent Characterization and Adsorption Mechanism[J]. , 2011, 19(3): 365-370.

霍亚坤, 丁文明, 黄霞, 徐静年, 赵梦华. Fluoride Removal by Lanthanum Alginate Bead: Adsorbent Characterization and Adsorption Mechanism[J]. , 2011, 19(3): 365-370.

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