期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 6, 期 20, 页码 18026-18032出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/am504896w
关键词
nanocrystals; cation exchange; mercury removal; size-dependent; ZnS sorbents
资金
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [2013CB430005]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [21271179, 51278294]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents [NCET-13-0364]
- National High Technology Research and Development Program [2012AA062504]
We report a novel nanocrystals (NCs) sorbent, which shows an extraordinary adsorption capacity to aqueous Hg2+ based on cation exchange and allows for the utmost removal of mercury from water. The NCs sorbent was synthesized by direct coating ZnS NCs on the surface of the a-Al2O3 nanoparticles. The as-prepared ZnS NCs sorbent can efficiently remove over 99.9% Hg2+ in 1 min, and lower the Hg2+ concentration from 297.5 mg/L (ppm) to below 1.0 mu g/L (ppb) within 5 min. The saturated adsorption capacity of ZnS NCs for Hg2+ is about 2000 mg/g, which is close to the theoretic saturated adsorption capacity. The mechanism of Hg2+ removal by ZnS NCs sorbent, the influences of pH value and other cations on Hg2+ removal were investigated, respectively. Meanwhile, it is found the size-dependent cation exchange plays a critical role in the removal of Hg2+ by ZnS NCs. Small size ZnS NCs shows better performance than the big size ZnS NCs in the adsorption capacity and adsorption rate for Hg2+. Furthermore, the mercury adsorbed by the ZnS NCs sorbent is readily recycled by extraction with aqueous sodium sulfide.
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