Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
Volume 107, Issue -, Pages 741-747Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.09.057
Keywords
Adsorbent; Ethylenediamine; Aerogel; Alginate; Mechanism
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A novel Ethylenediamine-Modified Calcium Alginate Aerogel (ECAA) was synthesized by freeze-drying method, and used to remove Pb2+ and Cu2+ from aqueous solutions. The prepared adsorbent was characterized by using the FTIR spectra, SEM analysis and XPS analysis. The effects of the pH, initial metal ion concentration, adsorption kinetics, and isotherms had been studied systematically. Moreover, the ECAA can be regenerated by simple acid treatment and used repeatedly. It is interesting to note that almost no Ca2+ can be detected after the first cycle that confirmed the adsorption process involves ion exchange. The XPS spectra analyses further indicated that Pb2+ and Cu2+ were adsorbed via the chelation of -CO-NH, -NH2 and -OH. The results from these studies indicated the aerogel is a promising adsorbent to separate and recover the heavy metal ions from contaminated water. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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