期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
卷 207, 期 -, 页码 826-840出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.03.159
关键词
Hydrogel; Nanoparticle; Adsorption
资金
- Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) , Australia
- Global Centre for Environmental Remediation (GCER)
- University of Newcastle (UON) , Australia
- Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF)
Mesoporous biopolymer hydrogel beads synthesized via ionic polymerization route exhibited high adsorption capacity for heavy metal ions. The adsorption mechanism involved both chemosorption and physisorption processes. The adsorbent showed selectivity and adsorption trends for different heavy metals. Pore filling and intra-particle diffusion played a significant role in the removal of heavy metals.
Mesoporous (~7-8 nm) biopolymer hydrogel beads (HNTs-FeNPs@Alg/beta-CD) were synthesised via ionic polymerisation route to separate heavy metal ions. The adsorption capacity of HNTs-FeNPs@Alg/beta-CD was higher than that of raw halloysite nano tubes (HNTs), iron nanoparticles (FeNPs), and bare alginate beads. FeNPs induce the magnetic properties of adsorbent and metal-based functional groups in and around the hydrogel beads. The mesoporous surface of the adsorbent permits access of heavy metal ions onto the polymer beads to interact with internal active sites and the mesoporous polymer network. Maximum adsorption capacities of lead (Pb), copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), and nickel (Ni) were 21.09 mg/g, 15.54 mg/g, 2.47 mg/g, and 2.68 mg/g, respectively. HNTs-FeNPs@Alg/beta-CD was able to adsorb heavy metals efficiently (75-99%) under environment-relevant concentrations (200 mu g/L) from mixed metal contaminants. The adsorption and selectivity trends of heavy metals were Pb > Cu > Cd > Ni, despite electrostatic binding strength of Cd > Cu > Pb > Ni and covalent binding strength of Pb > Ni > Cu > Cd. It demonstrated that not only chemosorption but also physisorption acts as the sorption mechanism. The reduction in surface area, porosity, and pore volume of the expended adsorbent, along with sorption study results, confirmed that pore filling and intra-particle diffusion played a considerable role in removing heavy metals.
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