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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 316, Issue -, Pages 11-18Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.018
Keywords
Cu(II); Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC); Langmuir adsorption isotherm; Polyethylenimine (PEI) modification; TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibrils
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- Key Special Program on the S&T for the Pollution Control [2014ZX07204-008]
- NSFC [21377123, 51322802]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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This study describes the preparation of a novel adsorbent based on cellulose nanofibrils by first TEMPO mediated oxidation and then PEI grafting (TOCN-PEI) for heavy metal removal. FTIR results demonstrated the successful introduction of the adsorption functional groups (carboxyl and amino groups), and the elemental analysis and acid base titration were used to quantify the contents of these introduced groups. The kinetics curve suited the pseudo-second-order model better and the equilibrium data well fitted the Langmuir model, with the maximum Cu(II) uptake of 52.32 mg g(-1). Kinetic study showed that the PEI grafting increased the initial adsorption rate of the TOCN-PEI compared with the adsorbents without PEI. Thermodynamic study was carried out through isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) measurement and the binding reaction was found to be exothermic and driven by enthalpy change. The adsorption process by TOCN-PEI was pH dependent, and decreasing pH would lead to desorption of Cu(II) ions, thus make the reuse of the absorbent more convenient through adsorption-desorption cycles. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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