Recent advances on hydrogels based on chitosan and alginate for the adsorption of dyes and metal ions from water

In contemporary times, water resources have become increasingly scarce and suffer from anthropogenic pollution sources with an organic and inorganic origin that are products of industrial, agricultural, and everyday waste. Contamination with heavy metals and dyes in wastewater is considered a risk for water sources that can leak into underground and surface sources, leading to increased biological and chemical contamination. The pollutant removal process is performed by adsorption treatment methods, which is the most common method, and it is considered an effective method with a high and economical removal rate.In this review, we discuss the use of biobased hydrogel adsorbents in the removal of organic dyes and metal ions from water. The literature indicates that hydrogels exhibit rapid absorption kinetics and a dye removal absorption capacity that can reach more than 100 mg/g and sometimes more than 2000 mg/g, with a metal adsorption capacity ranging from 38 mg/g to more than 440 mg/g. These results are discussed and compared by taking into account hydrogel materials that contain biopolymers such as alginate, chitosan or both. In general, absorption depends mainly on biobased materials, which have a natural origin and can be utilized to synthesize hydrogels to remove pollutants, dyes and heavy metals. Chitosan and alginate are prominent materials for this use and they can be incorporated with other components to obtain hydrogels or nanocomposite materials with different efficacies to remove dyes and metal ions.     

具有高气态碘吸附的二维介孔共价有机框架

合成了一种新型的二维介孔共价有机框架(COF)材料JUC-573. 粉末X射线衍射、 氮气吸附-脱附和热重等表征结果表明合成的COF材料具有高结晶度、 高比表面积以及良好的热稳定性. 在333 K、 常压条件下, 该材料表现出优异的碘吸附能力, 且吸附量高达4.15 g/g. 这是由于在JUC-573中规则定向的垂直一维介孔孔道能够有效地避免碘吸附后的堵塞, 从而优化了材料的吸附能力. JUC-573可多次循环用于气态碘的捕获且保持几乎不变的吸附量.     

Industrial wastes as low-cost potential adsorbents for the treatment of wastewater laden with heavy metals

Industrial wastes, such as, fly ash, blast furnace slag and sludge, black liquor lignin, red mud, and waste slurry, etc. are currently being investigated as potential adsorbents for the removal of the heavy metals from wastewater. It was found that modified industrial wastes showed higher adsorption capacity. The application of low-cost adsorbents obtained from the industrial wastes as a replacement for costly conventional methods of removing heavy metal ions from wastewater has been reviewed. The adsorption mechanism, influencing factors, favorable conditions, and competitive ions etc. on the adsorption of heavy metals have also been discussed in this article. From the review, it is evident that certain industrial waste materials have demonstrated high removal capacities for the heavy metals laden with wastewater. However, it is to be mentioned that adsorption capacities of the adsorbents vary depending on the characteristics of the adsorbents, the extent of chemical modification and the concentration of adsorbates. There are also few issues and drawbacks on the utilization of industrial wastes as low-cost adsorbents that have been addressed. In order to find out the practical utilization of industrial waste as low-cost adsorbents on the commercial scale, more research should be conducted in this direction.     

Modeling of Copper(II), Cadmium(II), and Lead(II) Adsorption on Red Mud from Metal-EDTA Mixture Solutions

The adsorption of toxic heavy metal cations, i.e., Cu(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II), from metal-EDTA mixture solutions on a composite adsorbent having a heterogeneous surface, i.e., bauxite waste red mud, has been investigated and modeled with the aid of a modified surface complexation approach in respect to pH and complexant dependency of heavy metal adsorption. EDTA was selected as the modeling ligand in view of its wide usage as an anthropogenic chelating agent and abundance in natural waters. The adsorption experiments were conducted for metal salts (nitrates), metal-EDTA complexes alone, or in mixtures containing (metal+metal-EDTA). The adsorption equilibrium constants for the metal ions and metal-EDTA complexes were calculated. For all studied cases, the solid adsorbent phase concentrations of the adsorbed metal and metal-EDTA complexes were found by using the derived model equations with excellent compatibility of experimental and theoretically generated adsorption isotherms. The model was useful for metal and metal-EDTA mixture solutions either at their natural pH of equilibration with the sorbent, or after pH elevation with NaOH titration up to a certain pH. Thus adsorption of every single species (M(2+) or MY(2-)) or of possible mixtures (M(2+)+MY(2-)) at natural pH or after NaOH titration could be calculated by the use of simple quadratic model equations, once the initial concentrations of the corresponding species, i.e., [M(2+)](0) or [MY(2-)](0), were known. The compatibility of theoretical and experimental data pairs of adsorbed species concentrations was verified by means of nonlinear regression analysis. The findings of this study can be further developed so as to serve environmental risk assessment concerning the expansion of a heavy metal contaminant plume with groundwater move ment in soil consisting of hydrated-oxide type minerals. Copyright 2000 Academic Press.     

The adsorption of acidic gaseous pollutants on metal and nonmetallic surface studied by first-principles calculation: A review

Recent advances of SO₂, NO_x, H₂S and CO₂ adsorption on metal and nonmetallic surfaces by first-principles calculation are reviewed, and the common adsorption properties and calculation methods are summarized.     

Comparative study of raw and HNO3-modified porous carbon from waste printed circuit boards for sulfadiazine adsorption: Experiment and DFT study

A huge amount of waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) was produced while the electronic manufacturing industry developed rapidly. WPCBs mainly consist of organic compounds, which makes it possible to prepare them into porous carbon as valuable adsorbent. However, WPCBs are also rich in valuable metals. Cu makes up the most of these metals. It is worth studying whether the residual metal will affect the application of carbon materials. In this study, the porous active carbon (AC) was prepared from WPCBs as an adsorbent. Sulfadiazine (SD), a widely detected antibiotic contaminant, was used as a target pollutant. Nitric acid (HNO₃) was used to modify AC (AC-HNO₃) to remove the residual Cu. The experiment results showed that the adsorption kinetics of SD by AC (k = 0.0025) and AC-HNO₃ (k = 0.0029) can be described better using a pseudo-second-order kinetic equation. The adsorption isotherms of AC and AC-HNO₃ on SD could be fitted by the Langmuir model. AC had a larger adsorption capacity than AC-HNO₃. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation results suggested that the −OH group and Cu on the surface of AC could be the adsorption sites and promote the SD adsorption. This work provides practical methods to recycle WPCBs into wealth and realized waste control by waste.     

The adsorption of acidic gaseous pollutants on metal and nonmetallic surface studied by first-principles calculation: A review

The acidic gases such as SO₂, NO_x, H₂S and CO₂ are typical harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, which are also the main sources of PM_2.5. The most widely used method of treating these gas molecules is to capture them with different adsorption materials, i.e., metal and nonmetallic materials such as MnO₂, MoS₂ and carbon-based materials. And doping transition metal atoms in adsorption materials are beneficial to the gas adsorption process. The first-principles calculation is a powerful tool for studying the adsorption properties of contaminant molecules on different materials at the molecular and atomic levels to understand surface adsorption reactions, adsorption reactivity, and structure-activity relationships which can provide theoretical guidance for laboratory researches and industrial applications. This review introduces the adsorption models and surface properties of these gas molecules on metal and nonmetallic surfaces by first-principles calculation in recent years. The purpose of this review is to provide the theoretical guidance for experimental research and industrial application, and to inspire scientists to benefit from first-principles calculation for applying similar methods in future work.     

A Simple One-Step Modification of Shrimp Shell for the Efficient Adsorption and Desorption of Copper Ions

Removing toxic heavy metal species from aqueous solutions is a point of concern in our society. In this paper, a promising biomass adsorbent, the modified waste shrimp shell (MS), for Cu (II) removal was successfully prepared using a facile and simple one-step modification, making it possible to achieve high-efficiency recycling of the waste NaOH solution as the modification agent. The outcome shows that with the continuous increase in pH, temperature and ion concentration, the adsorption effect of MS on Cu (II) can also be continuously improved. Adsorption isotherm and adsorption kinetics were fitted with the Langmuir isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order model, respectively, and the maximum adsorption capacity of Cu (II) as obtained from the Langmuir isotherm model fitting reached 1.04 mmol/g. The systematic desorption results indicated that the desorption rate of Cu (II) in the MS could reach 100% within 6 min, where HNO₃ is used as the desorption agent. Moreover, experiments have proven that after five successive recycles of NaOH as a modifier, the adsorption capacity of MS on Cu (II) was efficient and stable, maintaining tendency in 0.83–0.85 mmol/g, which shows that waste NaOH solution can be used as a modification agent in the preparation of waste shrimp shell adsorbent, such as waste NaOH solution produced in industrial production, thereby making it possible to turn waste into renewable resources and providing a new way to recycle resources.     

Adsorption of Cr(VI) on ureolytic mixed culture from biocatalytic calcification reactor

Ca-rich water and wastewater have caused problems in water use, wastewater reuse and the operations of reactors treating Ca-rich wastewater. Nowadays, reuse of wastewaters is fast gaining importance as water sources have been polluted. Therefore, the concept of biocatalytic calcification reactors (BCR) based on urea hydrolysis, pH increase and calcite production has been studied to remove Ca from wastewaters. This biological process produces significant amounts of waste sludge. In the present study, Cr(VI) adsorption on the ureolytic mixed culture (UMC) waste by-product from BCR was investigated to evaluate its potential for metal removal. The biosorption process was investigated using equilibrium batch tests and the data were fit to the Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherm models. The Cr(VI) ion concentration dependence of sorption (1-100 mg/L) could be fit to the Langmuir isotherm model. Monolayer adsorption capacity, qm (mg/g), of the adsorbent was 8.67 and the Langmuir constant b (L/mg) was 0.881. Based on the obtained results, the waste UMC appears to be a potential biosorbent for the removal of Cr(VI) from wastewater, although its adsorptive capacity is lower than those of other biosorbents.     

Enhancing adsorption of heavy metal ions onto biobased nanofibers from waste pulp residues for application in wastewater treatment

Biobased nanofibers are increasingly considered in purification technologies due to their high mechanical properties, high specific surface area, versatile surface chemistry and natural abundance. In this work, cellulose and chitin nanofibers functionalized with carboxylate entities have been prepared from pulp residue (i.e., a waste product from the pulp and paper production) and crab shells, respectively, by chemically modifying the initial raw materials with the 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy (TEMPO) mediated oxidation reaction followed by mechanical disintegration. A thorough investigation has first been carried out in order to evaluate the copper(II) adsorption capacity of the oxidized nanofibers. UV spectrophotometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and wavelength dispersive X-rays analysis have been employed as characterization tools for this purpose. Pristine nanofibers presented a relatively low content of negative charges on their surface thus adsorbing a low amount of copper(II). The copper adsorption capacity of the nanofibers was enhanced due to the oxidation treatment since the carboxylate groups introduced on the nanofibers surface constituted negative sites for electrostatic attraction of copper ions (Cu²⁺). The increase in copper adsorption on the nanofibers correlated both with the pH and carboxylate content and reached maximum values of 135 and 55 mg g^?1 for highly oxidized cellulose and chitin nanofibers, respectively. Furthermore, the metal ions could be easily removed from the contaminated nanofibers through a washing procedure in acidic water. Finally, the adsorption capacity of oxidized cellulose nanofibers for other metal ions, such as nickel(II), chromium(III) and zinc(II), was also demonstrated. We conclude that TEMPO oxidized biobased nanofibers from waste resources represent an inexpensive and efficient alternative to classical sorbents for heavy metal ions removal from contaminated water.     

偕胺肟化聚丙烯腈纳米纤维的制备及在含金属离子废水处理中的应用

利用电纺丝技术制备了聚丙烯腈纳米纤维无纺布, 然后在水溶液原位偕胺肟化得到偕胺肟化聚丙烯腈纳米纤维, 该纳米纤维可用于吸附再生含金属离子废水. 采用氯化铜溶液模拟含金属离子废水, 探讨不同肟化率的偕胺肟化纳米纤维对铜离子的吸附效果; 发现肟化率78.8%的偕胺肟化纳米纤维的吸附能力最好, 利用Langmuir吸附方程得到最大吸附值为56.5 mg/g, 同时吸附后可将含铜废水浓度从100 mg/L降至13 μg/L, 远远低于国标GB8978-1996规定的铜排放的一级标准(总铜浓度<0.5 mg/L). 吸附铜离子的纳米纤维在1 mol/L稀硝酸中, 100 min后铜离子的解吸附率超过98%. 经4次吸附-解吸附循环后, 偕胺肟化纳米纤维的吸附能力仍能达到首次吸附最大吸附值的50%以上, 表明偕胺肟化纳米纤维具有一定的循环再生能力.     

废轮胎回转窑中试热解炭的重金属离子吸附特性

对废轮胎回转窑中试热解炭的重金属离子Pb2＋、Cr3＋和Cr6＋吸附特性进行了研究，分析了溶液pH值、接触时间、吸附剂用量以及溶液初始浓度对重金属去除率的影响。结果表明，溶液pH值对热解炭的重金属去除率有显著影响，阳离子Pb2＋、Cr3＋的去除率随pH的增加而增大，在弱酸和中性环境中去除率接近100％；Cr6＋在强酸性溶液中被还原成为Cr3＋，经二次吸附，总Cr去除率可达99％以上；Pb2＋和Cr3＋的去除率随热解炭用量和吸附时间的增大而增加，热解炭用量和吸附时间有一个最佳值。Pb2＋和Cr3＋的吸附为单分子层吸附，可用Langnuir和两段Freundlich等温吸附式描述，Freundlich拟合指数表明，热解炭具有较好的吸附性能。经酸洗后的热解炭对Pb2＋的去除率变低。     

核桃青皮制备高含氧量多孔炭及其对Ni2+的吸附性能

以核桃青皮为原料, 先用水热法制备其炭前驱体, 然后以不同的温度活化得到生物质炭(HBC_x). 采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、 氮气吸附-脱附仪(BET)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段对HBC_x进行了表征, 并考察其对废水中高浓度和低浓度Ni²⁺的吸附性能. SEM和BET表征结果表明, 大量的大孔(约2 μm)均匀地分布在HBC_x上, 其具有分级多孔结构, 当活化温度为800 ℃, 所得HBC₈₀₀的比表面积为 94 m²/g, 平均孔径为4.07 nm; 炭材料表面含氧和含氮官能团丰富, 氧含量(摩尔分数)高达21.24%, 可与Ni²⁺发生离子交换或共沉淀, 这些基团有利于吸附过程的进行. 所制备的多孔炭对废液中低浓度的Ni²⁺去除率接近100%, 表现出优异的吸附性能. Langmuir等温模型能很好地描述了HBC_x对Ni²⁺的吸附过程, 为单分子层吸附, HBC₈₀₀对Ni²⁺的最大理论吸附量高达127.39 mg/g. 拟二级吸附动力学模型可以更好地反映吸附过程, 吸附速率主要由化学吸附所控制. 固定床动态吸附结果表明该材料有优异的工业应用前景.     

纤维素吸附剂相关进展

随着工业化进程加快,人类活动加剧,各种环境问题日益突出,水污染首当其冲。工业生产和日常生活排放的有毒重金属离子和有机废物等造成了严重的水体污染。因此,开发出一种实用有效的吸附剂迫在眉睫。研究发现,天然纤维素可以用作吸附剂,通过化学改性可以显著增强其吸附性能。本文主要概述了纤维素吸附剂的物理化学性质、吸附机理及化学改性研究。从现有文献发现纤维素吸附剂具有十分广阔的应用前景,但工业化生产应用还存在一定的困难,需做进一步的研究。     

Adsorption of phenolic compounds on low-cost adsorbents: A review

Adsorption techniques are widely used to remove certain classes of pollutants from wastewater. Phenolic compounds represent one of the problematic groups. Although commercial activated carbon is a preferred adsorbent for phenol removal, its widespread use is restricted due to the high cost. As such, alternative non-conventional adsorbents have been investigated. The natural materials, waste materials from industry and agriculture and bioadsorbents can be employed as inexpensive adsorbents. The review (i) presents a critical analysis of these materials; (ii) describes their characteristics, advantages and limitations; and (iii) discusses the various mechanisms involved. There are several issues and drawbacks concerned on the adsorption of phenolic compounds that have been discussed in this review article. It is evident from the review that low-cost adsorbents have demonstrated high removal capabilities for certain phenolic compounds. In particular, industrial waste might be a promising adsorbent for environmental and purification purposes.     

ADSORPTION OF PHENOL AND Pb^2＋ FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS BY A NEW DI-FUNCTION ADSORBENT WITH SULFHYDRYL GROUPS

A new di-function adsorbent （JN-3） was prepared by sulfhydryl modified. Comparing with Amberlite XAD-4 and NDA-150, the equilibrium adsorption for phenol on the JN-3 from aqueous solutions was tested, perfect adsorption capacity was shown. Pb^2＋ can be also removed by JN-3 because of the chelate interaction between sulfhydryl groups and metal ions. This adsorbent could be used in removal of combine pollutants such as phenolic compounds and heavy metal ions from waste streams.     

Potato peels as solid waste for the removal of heavy metal copper(II) from waste water/industrial effluent

A new sorbent potato peels, which are normally discarded as solid waste for removing toxic metal ion Cu(II) from water/industrial waste water have been studied. Potato peels charcoal (PPC) was investigated as an adsorbent of Cu(II) from aqueous solutions. Kinetic and isotherm studies were carried out by studying the effects of various parameters such as temperature, pH and solid liquid ratios. The optimum pH value for Cu(II) adsorption onto potato peels charcoal (PPC) was found to be 6.0. The thermodynamic parameters such as standard Gibb's free energy (Delta G degrees ), standard enthalpy (Delta H degrees ) and standard entropy (DeltaS degrees ) were evaluated by applying the Van't Hoff equation. The thermodynamics of Cu(II) adsorption onto PPC indicates its spontaneous and exothermic nature. The equilibrium data at different temperatures were analyzed by Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms.     

Environmental monitoring approaches used during bioremediation of soils contaminated with hazardous explosive chemicals

Defense sites are contaminated with explosives, which are released during manufacturing, firing, testing and training operations; loading, assembly and packing activities; and demilitarization operations. Explosive chemicals are hazardous in nature. Contamination of the soil and the underlying groundwater by explosives pose serious threat to human and animal health and the eco-system. Bioremediation is an eco-friendly technology as it exploits nature’s own agents- the microbes in degrading the contaminant of interest. This waste treatment technology has been extensively studied for degrading the explosive pollutant. Environmental monitoring, a process of systematic collection of data and analysis is essential in performance evaluation of any waste treatment system. This paper gives a comprehensive overview on the environmental monitoring approaches used during bioremediation of explosives contaminated soil. Biogeochemical factors viz., presence and survivability of microbes, bioavailability of the contaminant, pH, temperature, moisture content, redox conditions, presence/addition of substrate and nutrients and presence of intermediates/co-contaminants in the soil environment that are reported to affect the bioremediation of explosives are highlighted. Details on physical, chemical and biological parameters monitored during bioremediation are included. Advancements in instrumental techniques are evolving rapidly and its application in bioremediation approaches promise an enhanced understanding of the mineralization of explosive in the soil environment. Recent developments in application of advanced analytical instrumentation techniques, future research insights with recommendations, which will illuminate the selection of appropriate monitoring tool for evaluating bioremediation are also summarized.     

均苯四甲酸酐修饰壳聚糖微球对Pb2+和Cd2+的吸附

用交联的壳聚糖微球 (CTS) 与均苯四甲酸酐在无水条件下反应,合成均苯四甲酸酐修饰壳聚糖微球,并用FT-IR和XPS表征产物的结构。研究它对水溶液中Pb2+和Cd2+的吸附行为。考察溶液的pH,吸附时间及Pb2+和Cd2+的初始浓度对吸附金属离子的影响。吸附等温线可以用Langmuir 方程较好的描述,当pH 5.0时,该吸附剂对Pb2+和Cd2+的最大吸附量分别为296.7mg g-1和149.9mg g-1。动力学过程用二级吸附动力学模拟具有很好的线性相关性,从而确定了吸附过程为化学吸附。采用0.2mol L-1的EDTA为解析剂,Pb2+和Cd2+分别获得92.4%和85.3%的解析率。表明该吸附剂有再生性能。应用于电镀废水中铅的处理,结果满意。     

Particle and surface characterization of a natural illite and study of its copper retention

Illite clays are known to have a strong affinity for metallic pollutants in the environment and can be applied as low-cost adsorbents for industrial waste treatment. A crucial factor in the development of such applications, however, is the understanding of the chemical, mineralogical, and colloidal properties of these clays. It is also important to understand the mechanisms involved in the surface adsorption of metals by these adsorbants. In order to study the retention of transition metals on illite clays, we have applied surface characterization techniques such as FPIA, SEM-EDX, XRD, N2 (77 K) adsorption, and FTIR. In addition to these experimental techniques, we have also employed a theoretical model that accounts for the chemistry of transition metal ions, and considers the global retention process to be the sum of several single retention processes. This model adequately fits the experimental data and allows for the speciation of metal retention on illite surfaces. Between pH values of 2.53 and 3.01 the only adsorption processes are the electrostatic sorption of [Cu(H2O)6]2+, and the surface complexation of [Cu(H2O)6]2+ and [Cu(OH)(H2O)5]+ ions. Surface complexation of [Cu(OH)(H2O)5]+ ions increases with pH, overcoming [Cu(H2O)6]2+ retention, and thus contributing to the surface precipitation of Cu(OH)2.