Study on Efficient Adsorption Mechanism of Pb2+ by Magnetic Coconut Biochar
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of Biochar
2.2. Pb2+ Adsorption Tests
2.3. Adsorption Kinetics
2.4. Adsorption Isotherms
2.5. Adsorption Mechanism of Pb2+
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation of Biochar
3.2. Adsorbent Characterization
3.3. Adsorption Experiments
3.3.1. Configuration of Pb2+ Stock Solution
3.3.2. Effect of Different Solutions’ pH on the Adsorption Effect
3.3.3. Adsorption Kinetics
3.3.4. Adsorption Isotherm
3.3.5. Effect of Coexisting Cations on Adsorption
3.4. Quantitative Analysis of Different Mechanisms to Pb2+
3.5. Data Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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SBET (m2/g) | Vtot (cm3/g) | Pore Width (nm) | |
---|---|---|---|
FBC | 234.350 ± 10.745 | 0.030 ± 0.001 | 4.990 ± 0.3354 |
KFBC | 246.320 ± 13.331 | 0.053 ± 0.002 | 5.170 ± 0.2716 |
pH | Adsorption Amount of Pb2+(mg/g) | |
---|---|---|
FBC | 2 | 23.357 ± 1.034 |
3 | 26.375 ± 1.958 | |
4 | 26.968 ± 2.444 | |
5 | 27.373 ± 2.954 | |
6 | 26.425 ± 1.002 | |
KFBC | 2 | 77.625 ± 2.382 |
3 | 98.958 ± 3.985 | |
4 | 108.2875 ± 4.514 | |
5 | 113.172 ± 4.526 | |
6 | 84.183 ± 4.091 |
Ion Concentration(mM) | Adsorption Capacity of Pb2+(mg/g) by KFBC | |
---|---|---|
K+ | 0 | 111.521 ± 5.659 |
0.2 | 107.531 ± 4.763 | |
1 | 106.333 ± 4.368 | |
5 | 105.532 ± 1.562 | |
Na+ | 0 | 111.578 ± 5.341 |
0.2 | 110.759 ± 5.267 | |
1 | 108.434 ± 5.031 | |
5 | 107.397 ± 3.953 | |
Ca2+ | 0 | 111.534 ± 5.555 |
0.2 | 105.204 ± 4.005 | |
1 | 98.828 ± 2.597 | |
5 | 90.858 ± 2.658 |
Pb2+ | PFO | PSO | ||||
qe | K1 | R2 | qe | K2 | R2 | |
FBC | 24.159 | 0.0097 | 0.959 | 26.402 | 0.0005 | 0.964 |
KFBC | 103.334 | 0.0038 | 0.933 | 118.188 | 0.0004 | 0.979 |
Pb2+ | Langmuir | Freundlich | ||||
Q0 | KL | R2 | KF | n | R2 | |
FBC | 29.606 | 0.0408 | 0.975 | 36.271 | 3.958 | 0.945 |
KFBC | 170.668 | 0.0409 | 0.990 | 8.406 | 5.013 | 0.897 |
Adsorbent | Adsorbent Raw Materials | Surface Area (m2/g) | qe (mg/g) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|
KFBC | Coconut peel | 246.320 | 170.668 | This paper |
FW700C | Waste fir wood | 343 | 39.31 | (Dong et al., 2022) [28] |
MWCNTs@SiO2-NH2 | Carbon nanotubes | 86.3 | 147 | (Yang et al., 2018) [29] |
AABC | Activated biochar | 75.92 | 98.33 | (Wang et al., 2018) [20] |
Fe3O4/Cu-MOFs | Magnetic metal organic frameworks | 35.4 | 219 | (Shi et al., 2018) [30] |
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Xu, Y.; Qu, Y.; Yang, Y.; Qu, B.; Shan, R.; Yuan, H.; Sun, Y. Study on Efficient Adsorption Mechanism of Pb2+ by Magnetic Coconut Biochar. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 14053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214053
Xu Y, Qu Y, Yang Y, Qu B, Shan R, Yuan H, Sun Y. Study on Efficient Adsorption Mechanism of Pb2+ by Magnetic Coconut Biochar. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(22):14053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214053
Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Yonghua, Youpei Qu, Yujia Yang, Bin Qu, Rui Shan, Haoran Yuan, and Yong Sun. 2022. "Study on Efficient Adsorption Mechanism of Pb2+ by Magnetic Coconut Biochar" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 22: 14053. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232214053