Adsorption behavior of cesium and strontium onto chitosan impregnated with ionic liquid

We briefly studied the adsorption behavior of chitosan impregnated with an ionic liquid (1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium chloride) in solutions with Cs+ and Sr2+ ions. The impregnation of chitosan was realized by ultrasonication method. The impregnated chitosan was analyzed by FTIR, SEM, and EDX in order to show that the chitosan was impregnated with the studied IL. The adsorptive properties of ionic liquid-impregnated chitosan for the removal of Cs+ and Sr2+ ions from aqueous solutions were studied in a batch adsorption system. The adsorption kinetic was found to follow a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The experimental data showed good fit to the Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption properties of the chitosan impregnated with the studied ionic liquid were determined in binary, tertiary, and quaternary systems. The adsorption capacity of the IL impregnated chitosan is not significant influenced in the binary systems. The adsorption capacity of the IL impregnated chitosan decreases with the increase of the number of the cation present in solutions. It was observed that the studied adsorbent has a higher affinity for Cs+ ions than for Sr2+ ions.