Enhanced adsorption of mercury ions on thiol derivatized single wall carbon nanotubes
| Autor: | Nekane Reta, Narasimha Murthy Bandaru, Joseph G. Shapter, Nicolas H. Voelcker, Amanda V. Ellis, Habibullah Dalal |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Bandaru, Narasimha Murthy, Reta, Nekane, Dalal, Habibullah, Ellis, Amanda V, Shapter, Joseph, Voelcker, Nicolas H |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Langmuir
Thermogravimetric analysis Environmental Engineering mercury Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Inorganic chemistry Carbon nanotube law.invention Water Purification Adsorption law Desorption medicine Environmental Chemistry Freundlich equation Sulfhydryl Compounds Waste Management and Disposal nanomaterials Aqueous solution Nanotubes Carbon thiol Mercury Pollution single walled carbon nanotube adsorption desorption Water Pollutants Chemical Activated carbon medicine.drug |
| Popis: | Thiol-derivatized single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT-SH) powders were synthesized by reacting acid-cut SWCNTs with cysteamine hydrochloride using carbodiimide coupling. Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis confirmed the successful functionalization of the SWCNTs. SWCNT-SH powders exhibited a threefold higher adsorption capacity for Hg(II) ions compared to pristine SWCNTs, and a fourfold higher adsorption capacity compared to activated carbon. The influence of adsorption time, pH, initial metal concentration and adsorbent dose on Hg(II) ion removal was investigated. The maximum adsorption capacity of the SWCNT-SH powders was estimated by using equilibrium isotherms, such as Freundlich and Langmuir, and the maximum adsorption capacity of the SWCNT-SH powder was found to be 131 mg/g. A first-order rate model was employed to describe the kinetic adsorption process of Hg(II) ions onto the SWCNT-SH powders. Desorption studies revealed that Hg(II) ions could be easily removed from the SWCNT-SH powders by altering the pH. Further, the adsorption efficiency of recovered SWCNT-SH powders was retained up to 91%, even after 5 adsorption/desorption cycles. Refereed/Peer-reviewed |
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