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NANOMATERIALS
卷 11, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano11081907
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heavy metal ion removal; undersea biomass; green adsorbent; potassium carbonate; Langmuir; Freundlich; kinetic model; biowaste material; aqueous waste; adsorption efficiency
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- College of Graduate Studies at Kuwait University
- Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, KAFS [PN1724SC03]
By optimizing the physicochemical properties of chitosan-based activated carbon, the performance towards heavy metal removal can be enhanced. Through testing the removal of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) under different conditions, it was found that the prepared Ch-ACs showed promising results, making them suitable for wastewater treatment.
Optimizing the physicochemical properties of the chitosan-based activated carbon (Ch-ACs) can greatly enhance its performance toward heavy metal removal from contaminated water. Herein, Ch was converted into a high surface area (1556 m(2)/g) and porous (0.69 cm(3)/g) ACs with large content of nitrogen (similar to 16 wt%) using K2CO3 activator and urea as nitrogen-enrichment agents. The prepared Ch-ACs were tested for the removal of Cr(VI) and Pb(II) at different pH, initial metal ions concentration, time, activated carbon dosage, and temperature. For Cr(VI), the best removal was at pH = 2, while for Pb(II) the best pH for its removal was in the range of 4-6. At 25 degrees C, the Temkin model gives the best fit for the adsorption of Cr(VI), while the Langmuir model was found to be better for Pb(II) ions. The kinetics of adsorption of both heavy metal ions were found to be well-fitted by a pseudo-second-order model. The findings show that the efficiency and the green properties (availability, recyclability, and cost effectiveness) of the developed adsorbent made it a good candidate for wastewaters treatment. As preliminary work, the prepared sorbent was also tested regarding the removal of heavy metals and other contaminations from real wastewater and the obtained results were found to be promising.
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