Heavy metal removal from water by sorption using surfactant-modified montmorillonite.
Removal of Cu2+ and Zn2+ from aqueous solutions by sorption on the montmorillonite modified with sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS) was investigated. Experiments were carried out as a function of solution pH, solute concentration, and temperature (25-55 degrees C). The Dubinin-Kaganer-Radushkevick model was adopted to describe the single-solute sorption isotherms. Also, the binary-solute sorption equilibria could be reasonably predicted by the competitive Langmuir model, in which the Langmuir parameters were directly taken from those obtained in single-solute systems. The thermodynamic parameters (DeltaH(o) and DeltaS(o)) for Cu2+ and Zn2+ sorption on the modified clay were also determined from the temperature dependence. The kinetics of metal ions sorption was examined and the pseudo-first-order rate constant was finally evaluated.
Lin
Su-Hsia
SH
Department of Chemical Engineering, Nanya Institute of Technology, 320, Chung-Li, Taiwan. sslin@manya.edu.tw
Juang
Ruey-Shin
RS
D000327:Adsorption; D001546:Bentonite / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
D019216:Metals, Heavy; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D001546:Bentonite