title: Photocatalytic reduction of Cs(I) ions removed by combined maghemite-titania PVA-alginate beads from aqueous solution.
abstract: The presence of Cs(I) ions in nuclear wastewater becomes an important issue for the reason of its high toxicity. The development of adsorbent embedded metal-based catalysts that has sufficient adsorption capacity is expected for the removal of Cs(I) ions from contaminated water. This study tested the use of maghemite, titania and combined maghemite-titania polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-alginate beads as an adsorbent to remove Cs(I) ions from aqueous solution with the variables of pH and initial concentration using batch experiments under sunlight. The results showed that the use of combined maghemite-titania PVA-alginate beads can have an efficiency of 93.1% better than the use of either maghemite PVA-alginate beads with an efficiency of 91.8% or titania PVA-alginate beads with an efficiency of 90.1%. The experimental data for adsorption of Cs(I) ions from aqueous solution with the initial concentrations of 50, 100 and 200 mg L-1on the surface of combined maghemite-titania PVA-alginate beads were well fit by the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models. The optimal adsorption of Cs(I) ions from aqueous solution by combined maghemite-titania PVA-alginate beads under sunlight occurs at pH 8 with an initial Cs(I) ion concentration of 50 mg L-1. The combined maghemite-titania PVA-alginate beads can be recycled at least five times with a slight loss of their original properties.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Majidnia
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Skudai, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Directorate General of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Jalan Pattimura No. 20, Jakarta, 12110, Indonesia; Islamic Science Research Network, Muhammadiyah University of Hamka, Jalan Limau No. 2, Kabayoran Baru, Jakarta, 12130, Indonesia. Electronic address: fulazzaky@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohamad Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fulazzaky
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000464:Alginates / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007477:Ions; D007700:Kinetics; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry; D018508:Water Purification
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D007477:Ions; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol
keywords: Aqueous solution; Combined maghemite-titania PVA-alginate beads; Cs(I) ion removal; Photocatalytic reduction