Synthesis and Application of a Novel Sorbent (Tannic Acid-Grafted-Polyethyleneimine Encapsulated in Alginate Beads) for Heavy Metal Removal |
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Authors: | Caroline Bertagnolli Andrey Grishin Thierry Vincent |
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Affiliation: | Centre des Matériaux des Mines d’Alès (C2MA), Ecole des mines d’Alès, Alès cedex, France |
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Abstract: | A sorbent was produced by chemical modification (tannic acid grafting) of polyethylenimine (PEI) and encapsulation in alginate gel beads. The sorbent was characterized by SEM-EDX and FTIR analyses before being used for the sorption of Cu(II), Zn(II) and Ni(II). The influence of pH was tested and sorption isotherms have been determined: the Langmuir equation fits well experimental data; for Cu(II), the bi-site Langmuir equation was preferred. Metal sorption capacity exceeds 1 mmol metal g?1 and amine groups (with hydroxyl groups of tannic acid or carboxylic groups of alginate) contribute to metal binding. The pseudo second-order rate equation fits kinetic profiles well. |
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Keywords: | heavy metal polyethylenimine tannic acid heavy metal sorption isotherm pH effect uptake kinetics diffusion encapsulation |
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