Abstract
Cu-loaded amino-functionalized SiO2 and weak-base-anion-exchange resin were prepared as advanced adsorbents for NH4+ removal and their adsorption ability and mechanisms were insightfully studied. Ammonium adsorption went through endothermic deprotonation followed by exothermic complexation (ΔH = −68.03 kJ/mol) to the Cu2+ ions. Such chemisorption followed a second-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm. The adsorption quickly reached an equilibrium within 1.0–60 min with an extraordinarily high rate constant of 0.01–2.86 g/mg-min. Besides, a high adsorption capacity of 9.30–21.37 mg/g was obtained. The adsorption ability effectively increased with increasing initial pH values, and the final pH was maintained at 5.3–5.8 due to the buffering effect in the –NH/CuCl2/NH3 system. Coexistence of 1.0–5.0 mM chloride-based salts (NaCl, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2) promoted the NH4+ adsorption by 1.5–1.9 times. However, over amounts of salts inhibited the adsorption. The used adsorbent was successfully recovered by soaking with 0.15 M NaCl solution and 94.37–99.97% adsorption ability was preserved within four recovery cycles.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 128589 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Chemical Engineering Journal |
Volume | 411 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 May 2021 |
Keywords
- Amino groups
- Ammonium-N (NH4+-N)
- Complexation
- Cuion
- Weak-base-anion-exchange resin