Adsorption of Hg(II) Ions onto Binary Biopolymeric Beads of Carboxymethyl Cellulose and Alginate |
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| Authors: | Tulika Dewangan A K Bajpai |
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| Institution: | 1. Research Centre, Department of Chemistry , Government V.Y.T.PG. Autonomous College , Durg (C.G.), India;2. Bose Memorial Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry , Government Autonomous Science College , Jabalpur (M.P.), India |
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| Abstract: | The removal of Hg(II) ions from aqueous solution by adsorption onto cross-linked polymeric beads of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and sodium alginate was studied at fixed pH (6) and room temperature 28 ± 0.2°C. The cross-linked polymeric beads were characterized by FTIR spectra. Sorption capacity of the polymer for the mercury ions was investigated in aqueous media consisting different amounts of mercury ions (2.5 to 100 mg dm?3) and at different pH values (2 to 8). Adsorption behavior of Hg(II) ions could be modeled using both the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The dynamic nature of adsorption was quantified in terms of several kinetic constants such as rate constants for adsorption (k1) and Lagergreen rate constant (Kad). The influence of various experimental parameters such as effect of pH, contact time, solid-to-liquid ratio, salt effect, and temperature effect etc. were investigated on the adsorption of Hg(II) ions. |
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| Keywords: | Adsorption isotherms calcium alginate carboxymethyl cellulose sorption |
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