Mechanisms of arsenate adsorption by highly-ordered nano-structured silicate media impregnated with metal oxides

The highly ordered mesoporous silica media, SBA-15, was synthesized and incorporated with iron, aluminum, and zinc oxides using an incipientwetness impregnation technique. Adsorption capacities and kinetics of metal-impregnated SBA-15 were compared with activated alumina which is widely used for arsenic removal. Media impregnated with 10% of aluminum by weight (designated to Al10SBA-15) had 1.9-2.7 times greater arsenate adsorption capacities in a wide range of initial arsenate concentrations and a 15 times greater initial sorption rate at pH 7.2 than activated alumina. By employing one- and two-site models, surface complexation modeling was conducted to investigate the relationship between the aluminum oxidation states in different media and adsorption behaviors shown by adsorption isotherms and kinetics since the oxidation phase of aluminum incorporated onto the surface of SBA-15 was Al-O, which has a lower oxidation state than activated alumina (Al2O3). Surface complexation modeling results for arsenate adsorption edges conducted with different pH indicated thatthe monodentate complex (SAsO(4)2-) was dominant in Al10SBA-15, while bidentate complexes (XHAsO4 and XAsO4-) were dominant in activated alumina at pH 7.2, respectively. In kinetic studies at pH 7.2 + 0.02, Al10SBA-15 had only a fast-rate step of initial adsorption, while activated alumina had fast- and slow-rate steps of arsenate adsorption. Therefore, it can be inferred that the monodentate arsenate complex, predominant in Al10SBA-15, leads to faster adsorption rates than bidentate arsenate complexes favored with activated alumina. An arsenate adsorption behavior and arsenate surface complexation were thought to be well explained by aluminum oxidation states and surface structural properties of media.     

Applications of pore-expanded mesoporous silica. 7. Adsorption of volatile organic compounds

Three different varieties of mesoporous silicas were synthesized by varying the postsynthesis treatment of an as-synthesized ordered mesoporous material type MCM-41. The resulting materials consisted of a purely siliceous MCM-41, a pore-expanded MCM-41 (PE-MCM-41C), and a surfactant-laden pore-expanded MCM-41 (PE-MCM-41E) and were evaluated as adsorbents for two types of volatile organic compounds, i.e., chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons. Values of heat of adsorption and Henry's law constant were determined by pulse chromatography. Additionally, adsorption capacities were calculated with a dynamic method using breakthrough curves for single components in dry and humid environments. The surfactant-containing material exhibited good compatibility with chlorinated compounds in terms of heat of adsorption and efficiency in gaseous streams containing moisture. Purely siliceous mesoporous materials, i.e., MCM-41 and PE-MCM-41C, were more selective toward aromatic hydrocarbons but also gave rise to exceptionally strong adsorption.     

Evidence for surface precipitation of phosphate on goethite

Recent studies have suggested that the interaction between phosphate and goethite includes ternary adsorption/ surface precipitation as well as surface complexformation. The ternary adsorption/surface precipitation process envisioned involves the dissolution of the goethite crystal and subsequent adsorption of iron on the surface-bound phosphate. Further evidence to support the suggested process is needed. The process was investigated using two approaches. First, the sorption of iron spiked into a slurry of phosphated goethite and the effect of the iron sorption on phosphate uptake kinetics were investigated to determine whether iron would be adsorbed on the phosphated surface and whether it would enhance phosphate adsorption. Lead was also spiked into solution for comparison. Second, changes in the xi-potential of phosphated goethite were monitored with time. Adsorption of iron on the surface of phosphated goethite should increase the xi-potential of the goethite. Iron spiked into a phosphated goethite slurry was adsorbed on the solid with a concurrent adsorption of phosphate. The iron adsorption did not change the slow phosphate adsorption kinetics. Lead spiked into the solution was also sorbed but to a lesser extent than iron and with a lower apparent P:Pb mole ratio. Lead addition also changed the phosphate adsorption kinetics. With time, the xi-potential of phosphated goethite became more positive, returning almost to the potential of unphosphated goethite at low surface coverages. The slow increase in xi-potential over time indicates that long-term reactions are occurring on the goethite surface, most likely involving the dissolution of goethite to release iron and the subsequent reaction between the iron and surface-bound phosphate. These results provide strong support for the surface precipitation model, and are inconsistent with models envisioning the reaction between phosphate and the goethite surface as involving only monolayer surface complex formation.     

改性介孔材料对贝类副产物中重金属离子的脱除性能

为研究改性介孔材料对贝类副产物中重金属离子的脱除性能,对SBA-15介孔材料分别嫁接2-巯基噻唑啉、2-巯基苯并噻唑、吡咯烷二硫代氨基甲酸铵三种不同基团,得到三种材料分别记作MT-SBA-15、MBT-SBA-15、APDC-SBA-15,然后对材料孔结构进行表征,采用三种材料吸附铅(Pb)、铬(Cr)、镉(Cd)、铜(Cu)标准溶液,考察脱除pH、脱除时间、金属离子加标浓度对脱除能力的影响,最后用APDC-SBA-15脱除贝类副产物中重金属离子,考察重金属脱除率以及营养损失率。结果表明,三种材料都具有较大的比表面积和孔容。三种材料对重金属最优脱除pH为6.0,吸附平衡时间均为30 min;当金属离子浓度为1200 mg/L时,三种材料对金属离子吸附量最大,其中APDC-SBA-15的吸附量最高,对Pb、Cr、Cd、Cu吸附量分别为223.6、240.0、259.8、259.0 mg/g。APDC-SBA-15对菲律宾蛤仔蒸煮液中Pb的脱除率为100.00%,总糖损失率为7.32%;对菲律宾蛤仔蒸煮液多糖中Pb脱除率为84.50%,总糖损失率为2.57%;对牡蛎多肽中Pb、Cr的脱除率分别为62.20%和100.00%,对可溶性蛋白质的损失率为14.62%。综上,APDC-SBA-15可以高效脱除贝类副产物中的重金属,对蛋白质、总糖等营养成分的损失率较低。     

3种电加热卷烟专用再造烟叶的甘油饱和吸附特性

为探究电加热卷烟专用再造烟叶（简称再造烟叶）甘油饱和吸附量的吸附规律和主要影响因素，使用化学吸附仪测定了不同类型再造烟叶对甘油的饱和吸附量及在程序升温条件（30~350 ℃）下甘油的脱附量。通过分析甘油在再造烟叶上的吸附量和吸附类型，结合再造烟叶材料的比表面积、孔径分布、表面官能团等表面性质，阐释不同再造烟叶材料的表面性质与甘油饱和吸附量之间的相互关系。结果表明:①再造烟叶的比表面积和孔结构越大越有利于提高甘油表面的吸附量；此外，再造烟叶丰富的表面含氧官能团可与甘油形成多重氢键作用，不仅可以提高甘油在再造烟叶表面的吸附量，还能提高甘油在再造烟叶表面的吸附强度。②再造烟叶的含水率越高，其表面的含氧官能团的量越高，越有利于甘油在再造烟叶表面的吸附。      

Effects of phosphate on uranium(VI) adsorption to goethite-coated sand

U(VI)-phosphate interactions are important in governing the subsurface mobility of U(VI) in both natural and contaminated environments. We studied U(VI) adsorption on goethite-coated sand (to mimic natural Fe-coated subsurface materials) as a function of pH in systems closed to the atmosphere, in both the presence and the absence of phosphate. Our results indicate that phosphate strongly affects U(VI) adsorption. The effect of phosphate on U(VI) adsorption was dependent on solution pH. At low pH, the adsorption of U(VI) increased in the presence of phosphate, and higher phosphate concentration caused a larger extent of increase in U(VI) adsorption. Phosphate was strongly bound by the goethite surface in the low pH range, and the increased adsorption of U(VI) at low pH was attributed to the formation of ternary surface complexes involving both U(VI) and phosphate. In the high pH range, the adsorption of U(VI) decreased in the presence of phosphate at low total Fe concentration, and higher phosphate concentration caused a larger extent of decrease in U(VI) adsorption. This decrease in U(VI) adsorption was attributed to the formation of soluble uranium-phosphate complexes. A surface complexation model (SCM) was proposed to describe the effect of phosphate on U(VI) adsorption to goethite. This proposed model was based on previous models that predict U(VI) adsorption to iron oxides in the absence of phosphate and previous models developed to predict phosphate adsorption on goethite. A postulated ternary surface complex of the form of (>FePO4UO2) was included in our model to account for the interactions between U(VI) and phosphate. The model we established can successfully predict U(VI) adsorption in the presence of phosphate under a range of conditions (i.e., pH, total phosphate concentration, and total Fe concentration).     

Arsenate adsorption mechanisms at the allophane-water interface

We investigated arsenate (As(V)) reactivity and surface speciation on amorphous aluminosilicate mineral (synthetic allophane) surfaces using batch adsorption experiments, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The adsorption isotherm experiments indicated that As(V) uptake increased with increasing [As-(V)]0 from 50 to 1000 microM (i.e., Langmuir type adsorption isotherm) and that the total As adsorption slightly decreased with increasing NaCl concentrations from 0.01 to 0.1 M. Arsenate adsorption was initially (0-10 h) rapid followed by a slow continuum uptake, and the adsorption processes reached the steady state after 720 h. X-ray absorption spectroscopic analyses suggest that As(V) predominantly forms bidentate binuclear surface species on aluminum octahedral structures, and these species are stable up to 11 months. Solubility calculations and powder XRD analyses indicate no evidence of crystalline Al-As(V) precipitates in the experimental systems. Overall, macroscopic and spectroscopic evidence suggest that the As(V) adsorption mechanisms at the allophane-water interface are attributable to ligand exchange reactions between As-(V) and surface-coordinated water molecules and hydroxyl and silicate ions. The research findings imply that dissolved tetrahedral oxyanions (e.g., H2PO42- and H2AsO4(2-)) are readily retained on amorphous aluminosilicate minerals in aquifer and soils at near neutral pH. The inner-sphere adsorption mechanisms might be important in controlling dissolved arsenate and phosphate in amorphous aluminosilicate-rich low-temperature geochemical environments.     

The effects of pH and surface composition on Pb adsorption to natural freshwater biofilms

Two dominant variables that control the adsorption of toxic trace metals to suspended particulate materials and aquatic surface coatings are surface composition and solution pH. A model for the pH-dependent adsorption of Pbto heterogeneous particulate surface mixtures was derived from experimental evaluation of Pb adsorption to laboratory-derived surrogates. The surrogate materials were selected to represent natural reactive surface components. Pb adsorption to both the laboratory surrogates and natural biofilms was determined in chemically defined solutions under controlled laboratory conditions. Pb adsorption was measured over a pH range of 5-8, with an initial Pb concentration in solution of 2.0 microM. The surface components considered include amorphous Fe oxide, biogenic Mn oxide produced by a Mn(II) oxidizing bacterium (Leptothrix discophora SS-1), Al oxide, the common green alga Chlorella vulgaris, and Leptothrix discophora SS-1 cells. A linearization of Pb adsorption data for each adsorbent was used to quantify the relationship between Pb adsorption and pH. The parameters for individual adsorbents were incorporated into an additive model to predict the total Pb adsorption in multiple-adsorbent natural surface coatings that were collected from Cayuga Lake, NY. Pb adsorption experiments on the natural surface coatings at variable pH were utilized to verify the additive model predictions based on the pH dependent behavior of the experimental laboratory surrogates. Observed Pb adsorption is consistent with the model predictions (within 1-24%) over the range of solution pH values considered. The experimental results indicate that the combination of Fe and biogenic Mn oxides can contribute as much as 90% of Pb adsorbed on Cayuga Lake biofilms, with the dominant adsorbent switching from Mn to Fe oxide with increasing pH.     

单环刺螠体壁多糖的组成分析及基于MCM-41的吸附富集研究

本文通过胃蛋白酶酶解法提取了单环刺螠体壁多糖,进行了组成分析,并从吸附动力学、吸附热力学的角度,研究了介孔材料MCM-41对多糖的吸附。组成分析结果显示,多糖中总糖含量为（78.82%±1.40%）,蛋白含量为（10.5%±1.07%）,硫酸根含量为（0.52%±0.06%）;单糖组成分析结果显示,多糖主要由葡萄糖、甘露糖、半乳糖和木糖等单糖组成。红外光谱分析结果显示,多糖中含有O-H、C-O-C、C=O、S=O等特征基团,说明单环刺螠体壁多糖中含有糖醛酸组分,且存在硫酸基的取代。利用平均孔径为3.85 nm、孔容1.25 cm3/g的介孔材料MCM-41对单环刺螠体壁多糖进行富集,吸附量达到350 mg/g,吸附动力学符合准二级吸附动力学（pseudo second order adsorption kinetics,PSO）模型,吸附过程由外部扩散和颗粒内扩散控制。Langmuir和Freundlich模型均能够较好拟合吸附热力学,说明MCM-41的吸附过程主要为单分子层并伴随着多分子层的吸附。研究了不同洗脱剂的洗脱效果,发现10% SDS具有相对较强的洗脱能力。单环刺螠体壁多糖在介孔材料上的吸附研究有望为食品产业中含糖物质的富集分离提供指导。     

Role of divalent cations in plasmid DNA adsorption to natural organic matter-coated silica surface

The adsorption kinetics of supercoiled and linear plasmid DNA onto a natural organic matter (NOM)-coated silica surface are acquired using a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) in the presence of common divalent electrolytes CaCl2 and MgCl2. The adsorption kinetics of both DNA are noticeably higher in the presence of CaCl2 compared to MgCl2. We hypothesize that specific bridging between the DNA phosphate groups and NOM carboxyl functional groups in the presence of Ca2+ cations may lead to more efficient attachmentthan in the presence of Mg2+ cations, which are only likely to allow for charge neutralization. The influence of background Na+ cations on the adsorption kinetics in the presence of CaCl2 is found to be insignificant, while the presence of Na+ leads to slower attachment kinetics in MgCl2. Rinsing the DNA layer adsorbed in the presence of CaCl2 with a solution of low NaCl concentration followed by deionized water does not result in observable detachment, indicating irreversibility of DNA adsorption. Instead, softening of the DNA layer adsorbed in the presence of CaCl2 with background Na+ occurs with the rinses due to the increase in electrostatic repulsion between the phosphate functional groups along the DNA backbone. In the case of the DNA layer adsorbed in the presence of CaCl2 without background Na+, softening of the layer does not occur with the rinses.     

基于带鱼骨的多孔羟基磷酸钙的制备及其对柴油的吸附动力学性能

为提高带鱼骨的利用率,以带鱼骨为原料,将其制备成多孔羟基磷酸钙,以期增加带鱼骨的附加值。带鱼鱼骨经过脱肉处理、粉碎后进行高温煅烧,分别对过筛目数、温度、时间进行单因素实验,通过比表面积测试,确定多孔羟基磷酸钙的最佳制备条件,并对其进行扫描电子显微镜检测、X射线衍射分析、红外光谱分析、紫外光谱分析等一系列表征,最后探讨了该多孔羟基磷酸钙对柴油的吸附性能。结果表明:带鱼骨的多孔羟基磷酸钙制备的最佳工艺为:煅烧温度800 ℃,时间为4 h,过500目筛。所制得的羟基磷酸钙孔穴疏松细密、比表面积增大,达到463.63 m2·g-1,平均孔径分布为1.1~9.5 nm,属于介孔材料,其结构主要为六方晶系结构。吸附动力学实验表明,该多孔羟基磷酸钙对柴油具有良好的吸附性能,该吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型,平衡吸附量为69.93 mg·g-1,初始吸附速率38.656 mg·(g·min-1)-1。     

废旧织物制备活性炭对亚甲基蓝的吸附动力学

为研究以废旧织物为原料制备活性炭对亚甲基蓝的吸附性能及其吸附机制,以日常生活中废旧棉织物、黄麻织物和棉/亚麻混纺织物为原料,通过氮气将水蒸气送入高温管式炉进行活化制备活性炭材料,工艺条件为：活化温度７50 ℃,活化时间50 min,水蒸气载体流速240 L/h。通过分析活性炭的氮气吸附等温线,并利用BET 法计算活性炭的比表面积,用BJH 方程表征了活性炭的孔结构,同时重点考察了3 种活性炭样品对亚甲基蓝的吸附动力学。结果表明,棉、黄麻和棉/亚麻混纺3 种原料活性炭样品的比表面积分别为703.05、719.93、648.25 m²/g,亚甲基蓝饱和吸附量分别为341.49、267.13和242.68mg/g,而且3 种活性炭样品均更符合准二级动力学方程。     

Quantification of the effects of organic and carbonate buffers on arsenate and phosphate adsorption on a goethite-based granular porous adsorbent

Interest in the development of oxide-based materials for arsenate removal has led to a variety of experimental methods and conditions for determining arsenate adsorption isotherms, which hinders comparative evaluation of their adsorptive capacities. Here, we systematically investigate the effects of buffer (HEPES or carbonate), adsorbent dose, and solution pH on arsenate and phosphate adsorption isotherms for a previously well characterized goethite-based adsorbent (Bayoxide E33 (E33)). All adsorption isotherms obtained at different adsorbate/adsorbent concentrations were identical when 1 mM of HEPES (96 mg C/L) was used as a buffer. At low aqueous arsenate and phosphate concentration (～1.3 μM), however, adsorption isotherms obtained using 10 mM of NaHCO(3) buffer, which is a reasonable carbonate concentration in groundwater, are significantly different from those obtained without buffer or with HEPES. The carbonate competitive effects were analyzed using the extended triple layer model (ETLM) with the adsorption equilibrium constant of carbonate calibrated using independent published carbonate adsorption data for pure goethite taking into consideration the different surface properties. The successful ETLM calculations of arsenate adsorption isotherms for E33 under various conditions allowed quantitative comparison of the arsenate adsorption capacity between E33 and other major adsorbents initially tested under varied experimental conditions in the literature.     

两种超微粉碎法对西番莲果皮水不溶性膳食纤维改性效果的研究

本实验以西番莲果皮膳食纤维为原料,采用干法超微粉碎和湿法超微粉碎进行改性处理,并对改性后的膳食纤维进行形貌观察和理化性质测定。电镜扫描结果显示经两种方式改性后,膳食纤维的组织结构都有破坏,且湿法更严重;红外光谱分析结果显示改性后的膳食纤维羟基所在峰位均发生一定的蓝移,促进了羟基基团的暴露;X衍射结果显示改性后的膳食纤维晶区并未发生改变;膳食纤维改性后,持水力、膨胀力、水溶性和SDF溶出率都有所增强,尤其是经湿法改性持水力由6.739 g/g提高到20.085 g/g,增加了198.04%;但改性对阳离子交换能力影响不大;膳食纤维改性后,对脂肪酸、胆固醇、亚硝酸根离子和胆酸钠的吸附能力都有提高,且湿法强于干法。整体而言,这两种超微粉碎法对膳食纤维的改性都有效果,并且湿法对多数指标的改性效果均达到显著水平,强于干法。     

Gravimetric analysis of the adsorption and desorption of CO2 on amine-functionalized mesoporous silica mounted on a microcantilever array

The kinetics of CO(2) adsorption and desorption over amine-functionalized mesoporous silica were investigated using silicon microcantilever arrays. Three types of mesoporous silica with different pore sizes were synthesized and functionalized with a variety of amine molecules. After depositing the silica sorbents onto the free end of each cantilever in an array, mass changes due to the adsorption and desorption of CO(2) were determined in situ with picogram sensitivity by measuring variations in the cantilever frequencies. The adsorption and desorption kinetics were found to be diffusion-controlled, and the kinetics were accelerated by increasing the temperature and pore size. The activation energies for adsorption and desorption of CO(2) were determined from Arrhenius plots.     

纤维素结合域的引入对角质酶在纤维素类纤维上吸附性能的影响

为了研究纤维素结合域（Cellulose-binding Domain,CBD）的引入对角质酶在纤维素类纤维上吸附能力的影响,本文选用漂白棉织物、粘胶纤维、醋酯纤维以及纯棉针织坯布这四种材质,对角质酶与CBD-角质酶进行吸附对比试验。研究表明：CBD结构的引入,可提高角质酶在纤维素纤维上的吸附量。但是当纤维素葡萄糖残基上羟基被部分酯化后,CBD结构的引入对吸附量造成的影响开始减弱,而当纤维素纤维表面被疏水性杂质覆盖时,CBD-角质酶对纤维素纤维的吸附能力反而降低。     

离子交换树脂对冰葡萄汁总酸和总酚的静态吸附动力学研究

该实验研究了D354树脂对冰葡萄汁总酸和总酚的静态吸附动力学模型。结果表明,随吸附温度的升高,D354树脂对冰葡萄 汁总酸和总酚的吸附速率显著提高（P＜0.05）。 在0 ℃、10 ℃和20 ℃条件下,D354树脂对冰葡萄汁总酸的最大吸附量分别为151.69 mg/g、 190.09 mg/g及222.16 mg/g;对冰葡萄汁总酚的最大吸附量分别为3.65 mg/g、4.20 mg/g及4.67 mg/g;D354树脂吸附冰葡萄汁总酸和总 酚的过程符合拟二阶动力学模型（R2＞0.9980）,并确定了D354树脂对冰葡萄汁总酸和总酚的拟二阶动力学方程;利用W-M（Weber- Morris）动力学模型对数据拟合（R2＞0.9300）,结果表明整个静态吸附过程受粒内扩散和液膜扩散共同控制。     

Influence of phosphate on bacterial adhesion onto iron oxyhydroxide in drinking water

The transport and storage of drinking water in water distribution systems can modify its initial composition and properties. The accumulation of bacteria on corroded pipes is prejudicial and may lower the microbiological quality of the water. Previous results have shown that when pipes are highly corroded, the addition of phosphate, used as an anticorrosion treatment, decreases the bacterial concentration in the water. We studied the possibility of using phosphate to reverse the surface charge of iron oxyhydroxide (FeOOH) to limit bacterial adhesion. Iron oxyhydroxide (IOH) particles and Escherichia coli SH 702 were used as models of corrosion products and bacterial contamination, respectively. Electrophoresis was used to characterize the initial surface charges of both types of particles and the modifications that occurred after the addition of phosphate anions. Flow cytometry and adhesion assays were used to build adsorption isotherms of bacteria on IOH versus (phosphated-) IOH. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy permitted to determine the chemical composition of the E. coli envelope and to discuss on functional groups responsible for bacterial surface properties. In the present conditions, adding phosphate to water allowed a decrease of 75% of the bacteria adhering to IOH.     

Efficient removal of heavy metal ions with biopolymer template synthesized mesoporous titania beads of hundreds of micrometers size

We demonstrated that mesoporous titania beads of uniform size (about 450 μm) and high surface area could be synthesized via an alginate biopolymer template method. These mesoporous titania beads could efficiently remove Cr(VI), Cd(II), Cr(III), Cu(II), and Co(II) ions from simulated wastewater with a facile subsequent solid-liquid separation because of their large sizes. We chose Cr(VI) removal as the case study and found that each gram of these titania beads could remove 6.7 mg of Cr(VI) from simulated wastewater containing 8.0 mg·L(-1) of Cr(VI) at pH = 2.0. The Cr(VI) removal process was found to obey the Langmuir adsorption model and its kinetics followed pseudo-second-order rate equation. The Cr(VI) removal mechanism of titania beads might be attributed to the electrostatic adsorption of Cr(VI) ions in the form of negatively charged HCrO(4)(-) by positively charged TiO(2) beads, accompanying partial reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) by the reductive surface hydroxyl groups on the titania beads. The used titania beads could be recovered with 0.1 mol·L(-1) of NaOH solution. This study provides a promising micro/nanostructured adsorbent with easy solid-liquid separation property for heavy metal ions removal.     

Uranyl-sorption properties of amorphous and crystalline TiO₂/ZrO₂ millimeter-sized hierarchically porous beads

Hierarchically porous TiO(2)/ZrO(2) millimeter-sized beads were synthesized using a sol-gel templating technique, and investigated for suitability as radionuclide sorbents using uranyl as a radionuclide-representative probe. The bead properties were varied by altering either composition (22, 36, and 82 wt % Zr in the Ti/Zr composite) or calcination temperature (500 or 700 °C). Uranyl adsorption was higher for the crystalline beads (surface area: 52-59 m(2) g(-1)) than the amorphous beads (surface area: 95-247 m(2) g(-1)), reaching a maximum of 0.170 mmol g(-1) for the 22 wt % Zr sample. This was attributed to the higher surface hydroxyl density (OH nm(-2)), presence of limited microporosity, and larger mesopores in the crystalline beads. Mass transport properties of the crystalline beads were not compromised by the large bead diameter: sorption rates comparable to those reported for powders were achieved and rates were higher than exclusively mesoporous reported systems, thereby highlighting the importance of pore hierarchy in designing materials with improved kinetics. Chemical stability of the sorbent, an important property for processes involving corrosive effluents (e.g., radioactive waste), was also assessed. Crystalline beads displayed superior resistance against matrix leaching in HNO(3). Stability varied with composition: the 22 wt % Zr sample demonstrated the highest stability.