Polythionine grafted onto magnetic SBA-15 for the removal of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions: isothermal and kinetic studies

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (14) ◽  
pp. 5581-5591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Mehdinia ◽  
Hossein Mehrabi ◽  
Ali Jabbari

Magnetic SBA-15 coated with polythionine was synthesized via the grafting method and used for the adsorption of Cd2+ ions from aqueous solutions.

2018 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
pp. 376-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alzhan Baimenov ◽  
Dmitriy Berillo ◽  
Leila Abylgazina ◽  
Stavros G. Poulopoulos ◽  
Vassilis J. Inglezakis

In this work, amphoteric cryogels based on N,N-dimethyl acrylamide, methacrylic acid and allylamine, crosslinked by N,N-methylenebisacrylamide were synthesized by free-radical polymerization in cryo-conditions. The synthesized cryogels were used for the removal of cadmium ions from aqueous solutions under different pH values. The chemical structure was studied by FTIR, porosity by nitrogen adsorption and morphology by scanning electron microscopy and texture analyzer. The amphoteric properties of cryogels were studied by zeta potential measurements. Adsorption tests revealed that cryogels exhibit 3 times higher adsorption capacity at pH 6.0 than at pH 4.0. The maximum adsorption capacity of the amphoteric cryogels for Cd2+ was 113 mg/g, at pH 6.0 and initial Cd2+ concentration 100 ppm. The results suggest that the predominant removal mechanism is ion exchange between sodium, which initially presents in the structure of the cryogel, and cadmium from the aqueous phase. Recovery studies suggested that the cryogels used can be regenerated and efficiently reused.


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