Analytical Chemistry Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt.
Chemistry of Nuclear Fuel Department, Hot Laboratories Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, 13759, Egypt.
Appl Radiat Isot. 2022 Dec;190:110498. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110498. Epub 2022 Oct 4.
The sorption characteristics of Eu(III) and Cs(I) removal from aqueous solution were estimated using phalaris seeds peel powder (PSP), a novel biosorbent that is economical and low-cost. Batch equilibrium experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of contact time, initial metal concentration, media pH, and interference ions on the sorption of Eu(III) and Cs(I). PSP powder characterization via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TG/DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed some changes before and after the adsorption process. This indicates that most likely, adsorption has taken place between the metal ions and the adsorbents in the aqueous solution. The obtained results show that Eu(III) has a higher selectivity than Cs(I). The kinetics of the adsorption of Eu and Cs have been discussed. It was shown that the second-order kinetic equation could describe the sorption and was found to be the best fitted model (R = 0.999) for two metal ions. Langmuir and, Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R), isotherm were found to best fit (R = 0.99) in this study. The separation factor (R) value of less than 1.0 indicates that the biosorption of both metal ions on PSP is favorable. Thermodynamic parameters, such as ΔH, ΔG, and ΔS, have been calculated by using the thermodynamic equilibrium coefficient obtained at different temperatures. The obtained results indicated the endothermic nature of the sorption process for both metal ions onto PSP. PSP powder has the potential to be used as a low-cost biosorbent for the removal of Eu(III) and Cs(I) from wastewater, according to the findings.
采用经济且低成本的新型生物吸附剂——雀稗籽皮粉(PSP)来估算 Eu(III)和 Cs(I)从水溶液中去除的吸附特性。进行批平衡实验以研究接触时间、初始金属浓度、介质 pH 和干扰离子对 Eu(III)和 Cs(I)吸附的影响。通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、热重分析(TG/DSC)、X 射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)对 PSP 粉末进行特征描述,发现吸附前后发生了一些变化。这表明,很可能在水溶液中,金属离子和吸附剂之间发生了吸附。获得的结果表明,Eu(III)比 Cs(I)具有更高的选择性。讨论了 Eu 和 Cs 吸附的动力学。结果表明,二级动力学方程可以描述吸附,并且被发现是两种金属离子的最佳拟合模型(R = 0.999)。本研究发现,Langmuir 和 Dubinin-Radushkevich(D-R)等温线最适合拟合(R = 0.99)。分离因子(R)值小于 1.0 表明 PSP 对两种金属离子的生物吸附都是有利的。通过使用在不同温度下获得的热力学平衡系数计算热力学参数,如ΔH、ΔG 和ΔS。结果表明,对于两种金属离子在 PSP 上的吸附过程都是吸热的。根据研究结果,PSP 粉末有可能作为一种从废水中去除 Eu(III)和 Cs(I)的低成本生物吸附剂。