Barati A, Asgari M, Miri T, Eskandari Z. Removal and recovery of copper and nickel ions from aqueous solution by poly(methacrylamide-co-acrylic acid)/montmorillonite nanocomposites.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013;
20:6242-6255. [PMID:
23589257 DOI:
10.1007/s11356-013-1672-3]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Nanocomposite hydrogels based on poly(methacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) and nano-sized montmorillonite were prepared by aqueous dispersion and in situ radical polymerization. Optimum sorption conditions were determined as a function of montmorillonite content, contact time, pH, and temperature. The equilibrium data of Cu(2+) and Ni(2+) conformed to the Freundlich and Langmuir isotherms in terms of relatively high regression values. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity of the nanocomposite hydrogel (with 3 wt% montmorillonite content), as obtained from the Langmuir adsorption isotherm, was found to be 49.26 and 46.94 mg g(-1) for Cu(2+) and Ni(2+), respectively, at contact time = 60 min, pH = 6.8, adsorbent dose = 100 mg/ml, and temperature = 318 K. Kinetic studies of single system indicated that the pseudo-second order is the best fit with a high correlation coefficient (R (2) = 0.97-0.99). The result of five times sequential adsorption-desorption cycle shows a good degree of desorption and a high adsorption efficiency.
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