Template synthesis and adsorption properties of chitosan salicylal Schiff bases

To improve the adsorption properties of chemically modified chitosan, the chelating resin of salicylal chitosan Schiff bases was prepared by the template cross-linking method using Cu(Ⅱ) as template ion and ethylene glycol bisglycidyl ether as cross-linking agent in microwave, and was characterized by IR. The adsorption capacity and selectivity coefficient of the chemically modified chitosan for Cu(Ⅱ), Fe(Ⅲ) and Zn(Ⅱ) were investigated, respectively. The results show that the adsorption capacity of the resin 2.73 mmol/g for Cu(Ⅱ) is bigger than that for other two metal ions, 0.22 mmol/g for Fe(Ⅲ), and 0.42 mmol/g for Zn(Ⅱ), and the selectivity coefficients are as follows: KCu(Ⅱ)/Fe(Ⅲ)=12.4, KCu(Ⅱ)/Zn(Ⅱ)=6.5.     

Synthesis and adsorption properties for Au（Ⅲ） of alkoxycarbonyl thiourea resin

A novel alkoxycarbonyl thiourea resin（ATR） was synthesized by monomer polymerization of oxydiethane-2,1-diyl dicarbonisothiocyanatidate and polyethylene polyamine, and characterized by FT-IR. The adsorption properties of ATR were investigated by batch test. The adsorption capacities for Au（Ⅲ）, Ag（Ⅰ）, Cu（Ⅱ）, Zn（Ⅱ, Fe（Ⅲ）, Ca（ Ⅱ ） and Mg（ Ⅱ ） are 4.65, 4.40, 0.40, 0.90, 0.86, 0.0080 and 0.016 mmol/g, respectively, when the adsorption condition is as follows： contact time 24 h, temperature 30 ℃, initial concentration of Au（Ⅲ） 5.08 mmol/L and that of other metals 0.10 mol/L, and concentration of acid 1.0 mol/L. The adsorption capacity for Au（Ⅲ） increases with the increase of contact time, temperature and initial concentration of Au（Ⅲ）. The capacity after five adsorption-desorption cycles remains 90% that of the first time, and the separation factors of ATR for binary metal ion solutions are larger than 995, indicating that ATR is of good regeneration property and selectivity. XPS results show that the functional atoms of ATR supply electrons for Au and coordinate with Au during the adsorption.     

Cadmium sorption from aqueous solutions onto Iranian sepiolite： Kinetics and isotherms

This work aims to investigate the efficiency of Fariman sepiolite from Iran as an adsorbent to remove Cd from aqueous solutions. The effects of different experimental factors such as the initial Cd concentration, contact time and the sorbent dose were investigated through a series of batch adsorption experiments. The results show that the adsorption capacity of sepiolite for Cd increases with the contact time, the initial concentration of Cd solutions and the sorbent dose. Sorption of Cd by Fariman sepiolite is rapid within the first hour of the experiment and then slowly increases until a pseudo equilibrium is approached at 8 h. The results also show that the time-dependent Cd sorption data are better described with pseudo second-order （7〉0.999） than that of pseudo first-order （r2〉0.971） kinetic model. Equilibrium isotherm studies show that the experimental data are better correlated by the Freundlich adsorption isotherm （7〉0.995） than the Langmuir （P〉0.825）. It is suggested that both adsorption and cation exchange reactions are responsible for the sorption of Cd by the sepiolite, and the mineral has a very good potential to remove Cd from aqueous solutions.     

Synthesis and adsorption properties for Au(Ⅲ) of alkoxycarbonyl thiourea resin

A novel alkoxycarbonyl thiourea resin(ATR) was synthesized by monomer polymerization of oxydiethane-2,1-diyl dicarbonisothiocyanatidate and polyethylene polyamine, and characterized by FT-IR. The adsorption properties of ATR were investigated by batch test. The adsorption capacities for Au(Ⅲ), Ag(Ⅰ), Cu(Ⅱ), Zn(Ⅱ), Fe(Ⅲ), Ca(Ⅱ) and Mg(Ⅱ) are 4.65, 4.40,0.40, 0.90, 0.86, 0.0080 and 0.016 mmol/g, respectively, when the adsorption condition is as follows: contact time 24 h, temperature 30 ℃, initial concentration of Au(Ⅲ) 5.08 mmol/L and that of other metals 0.10 mol/L, and concentration of acid 1.0 mol/L. The adsorption capacity for Au(Ⅲ) increases with the increase of contact time, temperature and initial concentration of Au(Ⅲ). The capacity after five adsorption-desorption cycles remains 90% that of the first time, and the separation factors of ATR for binary metal ion solutions are larger than 995, indicating that ATR is of good regeneration property and selectivity. XPS results show that the functional atoms of ATR supply electrons for Au and coordinate with Au during the adsorption.     

Cotransport of graphene oxides/reduced graphene oxides with BPA in both bare and iron oxides coated quartz sand

This study investigated the cotransport behaviors of graphene oxides(GO) and reduced graphene oxides(RGO) with bisphenol A(BPA) in porous media in both NaCl(1 and 10 mmol/L) and CaCl_2 solutions(0.5 and 1.5 mmol/L) at pH 6.5. Both bare and iron oxides-coated quartz sand were employed as porous media in present study. We found that under all examined solution conditions, the presence of BPA(100 μg/L) did not have obvious influence on the transport of both GO and RGO(8 mg/L as TOC) in both bare and iron oxides-coated quartz sand. Although the dissolved BPAwas the major form dominating the transport behaviors of total BPA in the presence of GO/RGO, yet the GO/RGO-associated BPA(due to the adsorption of BPA onto GO/RGO surfaces) also had some contribution to the transport of total BPA in the presence of GO/RGO in two types of porous media.Overall, due to the different transport behaviors of GO and RGO under different solution conditions, we found that the presence of GO/RGO decreased the transport of total BPA under all examined solution conditions in two types of porous media with the smallest decrease in 1 mmol/L NaCl solutions and the largest in 1.5 mmol/L CaCl_2 solutions. The results of this study clearly indicated that when BPA was co-present with GO/RGO, the transport behaviors of GO/RGO in porous media would have great influences on the fate and transport of BPA in natural environments due to their adsorption onto GO/RGO.     

Competitive adsorption of Cu（Ⅱ） and Pb（Ⅱ） ions from aqueous solutions by Ca-alginate immobilized activated carbon and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

To establish a theoretical foundation for simultaneous removal of multi-heavy metals,the adsorption of Cu（Ⅱ） and Pb（Ⅱ） ions from their single and binary systems by Ca-alginate immobilized activated carbon and Saccharomyces cerevisiae （CAS） was investigated.The CAS beads were characterized by Scanning electron microscope （SEM） and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy （FTTR）.The effect of initial pH,adsorbent dosage,contact time and initial metal ions concentration on the adsorption process was systematically investigated.The experimental maximum contents of Cu（Ⅱ） and Pb（Ⅱ） uptake capacity were determined as 64.90 and 166.31 mg/g,respectively.The pseudo-second-order rate equation and Langmuir isotherm model could explain respectively the kinetic and isotherm experimental data of Cu（Ⅱ） and Pb（Ⅱ） ions in single-component systems with much satisfaction.The experimental adsorption data of Cu（Ⅱ） and Pb（Ⅱ） ions in binary system were best described by the extended Freundlich isotherm and the extended Langmuir isotherm,respectively.The removal of Cu（lⅡ） ions was more significantly influenced by the presence of the coexistent Pb（Ⅱ） species,while the Pb（Ⅱ） removal was affected slightly by varying the initial concentration of Cu（Ⅱ）.The CAS was successfully regenerated using 1 mol/L HNO3 solution.     

Adsorption of sulfate in aqueous solutions by organo-nano-clay： Adsorption equilibrium and kinetic studies

The adsorption of sulfate in aqueous solutions onto organo-nano-clay prepared by natural zeolite and cationic surfactant cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB） was studied.Parameters such as adsorbent dosage,contact time and temperature were investigated using batch adsorption studies.The results show that the uptake of sulfate increases with the increase of contact time and temperature,and decreases with the increase of dosage.The Freundlich isotherm model is fit to explain the sulfate adsorption onto organo-nano-clay.The maximum adsorption capacity is found to be 38.02 mg/g at 40 ℃.The kinetic data fit well the pseudo-second-order and Elovich models with a R2 more than 0.98.It is suggested that chemisorption is the rate-controlling step for adsorption of sulfate onto organo-nano-clay,meanwhile both intraparticle diffusion and boundary layer diffusion also contribute as well.Ion-exchange between sulfate anions and bromide ions and complexation between sulfate anions and CTAB cations are responsible for the mechanism of sulfate adsorption.
Keywords：organo-nano-clay; cetyltrimethylammonium bromide （CTAB）; modification; sulfate; adsorption     

Removal of Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ by adsorption on clay-solidified grouting curtain for waste landfills

Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ in leachate were adsorbed on clay-solidified grouting curtain for waste landfills with equilibrium experiment. The cation exchange capacity was determined with ammonium acetate. And the concentration of heavy metal cations in leachate was determined with atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Their equilibrium isotherms were measured, and the experimental isotherm data were analyzed by using Freundlich and Langmuir models. The results show that the adsorption capacities of the heavy metal cations are closely related to the compositions of clay-solidified grouting curtain, and the maximum adsorption appears at the ratio of cement to clay of 2 ： 4 in the experimental conditions. At their maximum adsorption and pH 5.0, the adsorption capacities of Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ are 16.19 mg/g and 1.21 mg/g. The competitive adsorption coefficients indicate that the adsorption of clay-solidified grouting curtain for Pb^2＋ is stronger than that for Cd^2＋. The adsorption process conforms to Freundlich＇s model with related coefficient higher than 0. 996.     

A ternary TiO2/WO3/graphene nanocomposite adsorbent： facile preparation and efficient removal of Rhodamine B

Ternary TiO2/WO3/graphene （TWG） nanocomposites were prepared by a facile salt-ultrasonic assisted hydrothermal method. The products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption--desorption. Both anatase TiO2 and orthorhombic WO3 formed in the nanocomposites, along with a highly disordered overlay of individual graphene nanosheets. Polyhedral and spherical TiO/and WO3 nanoparticles of uniform size 10-30 nm were densely anchored to the graphene sheets. The maximum specific surface area of the products was 144.59 m2·g^-1. The products showed clear abilities for the removal of Rhodamine B in the absence of illumination. Furthermore, the adsorption activity of the products exhibited only a slight decrease after three successive cycles. The results demonstrate that the ternary nanocomposites could be used as a high-efficiency adsorbent for the removal of environmental contaminants.     

Removal of anionic ions from single material solution by bauxite tailings modified with FeCl3·6H2O

The adsorbabilities of the unmodified and modified bauxite tailings for Cr（Ⅵ）, As（Ⅴ） and F（Ⅰ） ions were investigated. Batch experiments were carried out to determine the removal rate as a function of adsorbent dosage, solution pH value and shaking time. The results show that the maximum removal rates of Cr（Ⅵ）, As（Ⅴ） and F（Ⅰ ） are respectively 99%, 99% and 90% by using the modified bauxite tailings. The isoelectric point of the unmodified bauxite tailings is 3.6, and that of the modified bauxite tailings is 5.0, which shifts to lower pH values in Cr（Ⅵ） solution. This indicates a specific adsorption of the anionic species on the modified bauxite railings. A new band of Cr2O72 appears in the FTIR, showing that Cr（Ⅵ） is adsorbed on the modified bauxite railings in the form of chemistry adsorption. The adsorption data of Cr（Ⅵ） on the modified bauxite tailings are well described by Freundlich model. The investigations of kinetic models show that pseudo-second-order kinetic model provides the best correlation for the experimental data.     

Process optimization for treatment of methyltin mercaptide effluents using modified semi-coke

The central composite process optimization was performed by response surface methodology technique using a design for the treatment of methyltin mercaptide with modified semi-coke. The semi-coke from the coal industry was suitably modified by treating it with phosphoric acid, with a thermal activation process. The objective of the process optimization is to reduce the chemical oxygen demand （COD） and NH4＋-N in the methyltin mercaptide industrial effluent. The process variables considered for process optimization are the semi-coke dosage, adsorption time and effluent pH. The optimized process conditions are identified to be a semi-coke dosage of 80 g/L, adsorption time of 90 min and a pH value of 8.34. The ANOVA results indicate that the adsorbent dosage and pH are the significant parameters, while the adsorption time is insignificant, possibly owing to the large range of adsorption time chosen. The textural characteristics of modified semi-coke were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and nitrogen adsorption isotherm. The average BET surface area of modified semi-coke is estimated to be 915 mE/g, with the average pore volume of 0.71 cm3/g and a average pore diameter of 3.09 nm, with micropore volume contributing to 52.36%.     

Single-step synthesis of magnetic chitosan composites and application for chromate(Cr(Ⅵ)) removal

Magnetic chitosan composites(Fe3O4@chitosan) were synthesized in one single-step, characterized and applied in Cr(VI) removal from water. With the increase of loading proportion of chitosan, Cr(Ⅵ) adsorption capacity of Fe3O4@chitosan composites increased from 10.771 to 21.040 mg/g. The optimum adsorption capacities of Cr(VI) on Fe3O4@chitosan-3 were found in a pH range of 3.0-5.0. Kinetic study results show that the adsorption process follows pseudo-second-order model, indicating that the rate-limiting step in the adsorption of Cr(Ⅵ) involves chemisorptions. Moreover, FT-IR spectra analysis confirms that the amine and hydroxyl groups of chitosan are predominantly responsible for binding. Results from this work demonstrate that the prepared Fe3O4@chitosan composites possess great potential in Cr(Ⅵ) removal from contaminated water.     

Effect of Graphene Surface Functional Groups on the Mechanical Property of PMMA Microcellular Composite Foams

The functional groups on graphene sheets surface affect their dispersion and interfacial adhesion in polymer matrix. We compared the mechanical property of polymethymethacrylate(PMMA) microcellular foams reinforced with graphene oxide(GO) and reduced graphene oxide(RGO) to investigate this influence of functional groups. RGO sheets were fabricated by solvent thermal reduction in DMF medium. UV-Vis, FT-IR and XPS analyses indicate the difference of oxygen-containing groups on GO and RGO sheets surface. The observation of SEM illustrates that the addition of a smaller number of GO or RGO sheets causes a fine cellular structure of PMMA foams with a higher cell density(about 10~(11) cells/cm~3) and smaller cell sizes(about 1-2 μm) owing to their remarkable heterogeneous nucleation effect. Compared to GO reinforced foams, the RGO/PMMA foams own lower cell density and bigger cell size in their microstructure, and their compressive strength is lower even when the reinforcement contents are the same and the foam bulk density is higher. These results indicate that the oxygen-containing groups on GO sheets' surface are beneficial to adhere CO_2 to realize a larger nucleation rate, and their strong interaction with PMMA matrix improves the mechanical property of PMMA foams.     

Removal of Pb(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution by magnetic humic acid/chitosan composites

A novel adsorbent named magnetic humic acid/chitosan composite(M-HA/Cs) was synthesized by decorating humic acid/chitosan composites with Fe_3O_4 nanoparticles. The adsorption capacity of M-HA/Cs was 1.5 times that of MCs. The effects of solution p H, initial concentration of Pb(Ⅱ) ions and adsorption temperature on Pb(Ⅱ) removal were examined in a batch system and further optimized using Box-Behnken analysis. The recommended optimum conditions are initial Pb(Ⅱ) concentration of 139.90 mg/L, initial pH of 4.98, and temperature of 43.97 oC. The adsorption processes could be well described by pseudo-second-order and Elovich models. Isotherm studies reveal that the adsorption process follows Sips and Temkin models. The thermodynamic study indicats that the adsorption process is spontaneous and exothermic. The potential mechanism of Pb(Ⅱ) on M-HA/Cs at pH 5 may be surface electrostatic attraction, coordination and hydrogen bonding.     

Adsorption of copper（ Ⅱ ） and chromium（Ⅵ） on diaspore

The adsorption of Cu（ Ⅱ ） and Cr（Ⅵ） on diaspore was studied with the help of X-ray diffraction analysis, BET measurement, zeta potential measurement and atomic adsorption spectrometry. The adsorption equilibrium almost reaches within 60 min. The adsorption isotherms of Cu（ Ⅱ ） and Cr（Ⅵ） could be well described by the Langmuir equation. The adsorption capacities of Cu（Ⅱ） and Cr（Ⅵ） are 1.944 and 1.292 mg/g, respectively. The adsorption percentage of Cr（Ⅱ ） increases with the increment of solution pH, but the adsorption percentage of Cr（Ⅵ） decreases. This could be explained by zeta potential theoretical and electrostatic attraction between metal ions and diaspore surface.     

Fabrication and adsorption property of novel adsorbent for potential application to wastewater with Fe（Ⅲ） ions

The spherical macroporous cellulose（SMC） was fabricated using medical absorbent cotton as raw material and nano CaCO3 as porogenic agents.And then,the phenylglycine was grafted onto the SMC to obtain the novel spherical macroporous cellulose derivative adsorbent（PSMC）.FT-IR and scanning electron microscope（SEM） were employed to characterize the adsorbents and Fe3＋ ions served as model solute to evaluate the adsorption property of the adsorbents.The experimental results show that the amount of porogenic agents and the value of pH have obvious influence on adsorption capacity of the adsorbents.The data of adsorption kinetic and isotherm display that the adsorbents possess excellent equilibrium adsorption capacity（348.94 mg/g） and have a bright prospect and considerable potential in the treatment of Fe3＋ ions in wastewater.     

Lead removal from aqueous solution by employing natural brucite

The effect and mechanism of the removal of Pb^2 from an aqueous solution by using brucite as the adsorbent were studied. It was revealed that the increase in pH of brucite suspension, as a result of the release of magnesium hydroxide into the suspension, leads to a sharp rise of the adsorption amount of Pb^2 on brucite. The synergism of buffering and adsorption capacities of brucite is responsible for the removal of Pb^2 from the aqueous solution. The coexistence of Cu^2 with Pb^2 causes a decrease of their adsorption on brucite due to a competition for surface sites and brucite exhibits a higher adsorption capacity for Pb^2 than for Cu^2 . The percentage adsorption of Pb^2 on brucite could reach 96.38%, 97.20% and 94.09% respectively with the initial pH of the suspension pHi= 1,76 (initial Pb^2 concentration [Pb^2 ]i = 20μmol/L), 1.82 ([Pb^2 ]i=100μmol/L ) and 1.84 ([Pb^2 ]i = 500 μmol/L). It was concluded that brucite is a very efficient mineral adsorbent for Pb^2 removal from polluted acidic water.     

Competitive adsorption of heavy metal ions on peat

The uptake capacities, and the adsorption kinetics, of copper, Cu(Ⅱ), nickel, Ni(Ⅱ), and cadmium, Cd(Ⅱ), on peat have been studied under static conditions. The results show that the adsorption rates are rapid: equilibrium is reached in twenty minutes. The adsorption of copper, nickel and cadmium is pH dependent over the pH range from 2 to 6. The adsorption kinetics can be excellently described by the Elovich kinetic equation. The adsorption isotherm fits a Langmuir model very well. The adsorption capacifies follow the order Cu2 ＞Ni2 ＞Cd2 in single-component systems and the competitive adsorption capacities fall in the decreasing order Cu2 ＞ Ni2 ＞Cd2 in multi-component systems. The adsorption capacities of these three heavy metal ions on peat are consistent with their observed competitive adsorption capacities.     

Investigation on adsorption and regeneration performances of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by supercritical water technique

In this paper,adsorption and regeneration characteristics of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) used as adsorbent were investigated for the removal of 1,3-benzenediol (BDO) from water by the supercritical water (SCW) technique. FTIR,XPS,SEM and dispersion stability tests were used to characterize the structure and surface morphology of CNTs. The results showed that CNTs surfaces were slightly activated and strongly etched in supercritical water system. The adsorption capacity of SCW-treated CNTs was higher than that of raw CNTs. The adsorbed amounts for treated CNTs and raw CNTs samples at the same initial concentration of 60 mg/L were ca. 16.42 and 7.30 mg/g,respectively. The BDO adsorption of treated CNTs was due to the physical adsorption. The experimental data fit Freundlich isotherm model better than Langmuir one. The loaded adsorbent could be efficiently desorbed and regenerated by SCW technique. Therefore,SCW is a promising and environmentally friendly technique for the improvement of adsorption and regeneration of CNTs.     

Adsorption behavior of Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ ions on bauxite flotation tailings

The adsorption behavior of Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ ions on bauxite flotation tailings was investigated to demonstrate the adsorptivity of the bauxite flotation tailings. The adsorption percentage of Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ ions as a function of adsorbent dosage, solution pH value and shaking time were determined by batch experiments. The maximum adsorption percentage of 99.93% for Pb^2＋ ions and 99.75% for Cd^2＋ ions were obtained by using bauxite flotation tailings as adsorbent. The methods, such as zeta potentials, specific surface area measurements and the analysis of adsorption kinetics, were introduced to analyze the adsorption mechanisms of the Pb^2＋ ions on bauxite flotation tailings. The isoelectric point of bauxite flotation tailings shifts from 3.6 to 5.6 in the presence of Pb^2＋ ions. The specific surface area of bauxite flotation tailings changes from 12.57 to 20.63 m^2/g after the adsorption of Pb^2＋ ions. These results indicate that a specific adsorption of the cation species happens on the surface of bauxite flotation tailings. Adsorption data of Pb^2＋ ions on the surface of bauxite flotation tailings can be well described by Langmuir model, and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model provides the best correlation for the adsorption data of Pb^2＋ and Cd^2＋ ions on bauxite flotation tailings.