Adsorption of Cu(ii), Zn(ii), and Pb(ii) from aqueous single and binary metal solutions by regenerated cellulose and sodium alginate chemically modified with polyethyleneimine.

ABSTRACT: In this paper, crosslinked cellulose/sodium alginate (SA) was modified with polyethyleneimine (PEI) as an adsorbent (PEI-RCSA) for comparative and competitive adsorption of Cu(ii), Zn(ii), and Pb(ii) in single and binary aqueous solutions. FTIR, SEM, TGA and specific surface area analysis were used to characterize the structural characteristics of PEI-RCSA. The effects of initial pH of solutions, contact time and initial concentration of heavy metal ions on the adsorption capacity of PEI-RCSA were investigated. The experimental results revealed that the removal of metal ions on the PEI-RCSA was a pH-dependent process with the maximum adsorption capacity at the initial solution pH of 5-6. The adsorption kinetics were followed by a pseudo-second-order kinetics model, and the diffusion proper

SUBMITTER: Zhan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9080574 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature