Fabrication of New Cellulose-Based Sorbents for Fast and Efficient Removal of Hazardous Al(III) Ions from Their Aqueous Solutions

Cellulose was used as a base polymer in two prepared resins when it was grafted by glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) then immobilized with 8-hydroxyquinoline by two different procedures. The resulting resins were characterized by infrared (IR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and nitrogen surface area measurements (BET). The two resins were used in the removal of hazardous Al(III) from their aqueous solutions. The present work discussed the preparation and the effect of spacer arms length used in the functionalization steps on the adsorption process. The resin with longer spacer arm showed faster kinetics compared with the other one toward Al(III) ion adsorption. Fast and efficient adsorption of hazardous Al(III) ions from drinking water by these resins indicates their applicability in water treatment applied field. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated for the studied resins and showed that they possess spontaneous exothermic nature. The regeneration efficiencies reached 90 ± 0.5% over three cycles using a mixture of 2 M HCl and 0.5 M HNO₃.     

Synthesis, physical studies and uptake behavior of: copper(II) and lead(II) by Schiff base chelating resins

Two new chelating resins possessing multiple functional groups capable of coordinating with several metal ions are reported. The resins were synthesized by condensing Schiff bases derived from 2-aminophenol, 2-hydroxy-5-chloroaniline and terephthaldehyde with formaldehyde in an alkaline medium. The effects of pH and contact time of the Cu(2+) and Pb(2+) in aqueous solutions on the uptake behavior of the resins were studied. The metal ion uptake behavior of the resins was investigated by the batch method. Both the uptake and the selectivity of the resins towards the investigated metal ions were related to the structure of the resins, type of the metal ion and the uptake conditions. The resins showed maximum uptake capacity for Cu(2+) and Pb(2+) at pH 10. Cu(2+) was seen to undergo preferential adsorption in separate and mixture solutions of Cu(2+) and Pb(2+). Kinetic studies for the resins using Langmiur equation were also performed. The Schiff base monomers and their formaldehyde resins were characterized by elemental analyses, FTIR and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The thermal stability of the resins was studied using TGA/DTG analysis.     

大孔树脂吸附苯和甲苯的平衡及动力学研究

研究并比较了四种大孔吸附树脂对正庆烷中低浓度苯、甲苯的吸附平衡及动力学。Langmuir方程能够良好地描述吸附等温线,由单组分吸附平衡得到的参数;可以很好地预测双组分吸附平衡。动力学研究表明,内扩散过程是决速步,并估算出粒内扩散系数。     

Poly(vinylbenzyl Pyridinium Salts) as Novel Sorbents for Hazardous Metals Ions Removal

Novel efficient complexing resins—poly(vinylbenzyl pyridinium salts) fabricated through poly(vinylbenzyl halogene-co-divinylbenzene) quaternization of N-decyloxy-1-(pyridin-3-yl)ethaneimine and N-decyloxy-1-(pyridin-4-yl)ethaneimine—were tested as adsorbents of Pb(II), Cd(II), Cu(II), Zn(II), and Ni(II) from aqueous solutions. The structure of these materials was established by ¹³C CP-MAS NMR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, as well as thermogravimetric and differential thermal analyses. The textural properties were determined using scanning electron microscopy and low-temperature N₂ sorption. Based on the conducted sorption studies, it was shown that the uptake behavior of the metal ions towards novel resins depended on the type of functionalities, contact time, pH, metal concentrations, and the resin dosage. The Langmuir model was investigated to be the best one for fitting isothermal adsorption equilibrium data, and the corresponding adsorption capacities were predicted to be 296.4, 201.8, 83.8, 38.1, and 39.3 mg/g for Pb(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), Cu(II), and Ni(II), respectively. These results confirmed that owing to the presence of the functional pyridinium groups, the resins demonstrated proficient metal ion removal capacities. Furthermore, VBBr-D4EI could be successfully used for the selective uptake of Pb(II) from wastewater. It was also shown that the novel resins can be regenerated without significant loss of their sorption capacity.     

Removal of zinc metal ion (Zn) from its aqueous solution by kaolin clay mineral: A kinetic and equilibrium study

A laboratory batch study has been performed to study the effect of various physic-chemical factors such as initial metal ion concentration, solution pH, and amount of adsorbent, contact time and temperature on the adsorption characteristics of zinc (Zn²⁺) metal ions onto kaolin. It has been found that the amount of adsorption of zinc metal ion increases with initial metal ion concentration, contact time, solution pH but decreases with the amount of adsorbent and temperature of the system. Kinetic experiments clearly indicate that adsorption of zinc metal ion (Zn²⁺) on kaolin is a two steps process: a very rapid adsorption of zinc metal ion to the external surface is followed by possible slow decreasing intra-particle diffusion in the interior of the adsorbent which has also been confirmed by intra-particle diffusion model. The equilibrium time is found to be in the order of 60 min. Overall the kinetic studies showed that the zinc adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order kinetics among pseudo-first-order and intra-particle diffusion model. The different kinetic parameters including rate constant are determined at different initial metal ion concentration, solution pH, amount of adsorbent and temperature respectively. The equilibrium adsorption results are analyzed by both Langmuir and Freundlich models to determine the mechanistic parameters associated with the adsorption process. The value of separation factor, R_L from Langmuir equation also gives an indication of favorable adsorption. Finally thermodynamic parameters are determined at three different temperatures and it has been found that the adsorption process is exothermic due to negative ΔH° accompanied by decrease in entropy change and Gibbs free energy change (ΔG°).     

珠状酚醛系氨基膦酸树脂的制备及其螯合性能

本文采用反相县浮聚合技术,以苯酚、甲醛、乙二胺为起始原料,一步反应制得珠状凝胶型、大孔型胺基树脂,进一步膦酸化后得到珠状氨基膦酸螯合树脂,小球表面光滑,颗粒均匀,对Ｃａ＾２＋和Ｃｕ＾２＋螯合容量分别达到１．３６ｍｍｏｌ／ｇ和２．３１ｍｍｏｌ／ｇ。氨基膦酸树脂对Ｃａ＾２＋的吸附可用Ｆｒｅｕｎｄｌｉｃｈ吸附等温式加以描述,Ｆｒｅｕｎｄｌｉｃｈ参数ｎ＝１．７６９,线性回归方程相关系数γ＝０．９９５８。     

Effects of ligand density and pore size on the adsorption of bovine IgG with DEAE ion-exchange resins

Immunoglobulin G is an important plasma protein with many applications in therapeutics and diagnostics, which can be purified effectively by ion exchange chromatography. The ligand densities and pore properties of ion-exchange resins have significant effects on the separation behaviors of protein, however, the understandings are quite limited. In this work, with bovine immunoglobulin as the model IgG, the adsorption isotherms and adsorption kinetics were investigated systematically with series of diethylaminoethyl ion-exchange resins with different ligand densities and pore sizes. The Langmuir equation and pore diffusion model were used to fit the experimental data. The influences of ligand density and pore size on the saturated adsorption capacity, the dissociation constant and the effective diffusivity were discussed. The adsorption capacities increased with the increase of ligand density and the decrease of pore size, and an integrative parameter was proposed to describe the combined effects of ligand density and pore size. It was also found that the effective pore diffusion coefficient of the adsorption kinetics was influenced by pore sizes of resins, but was relatively independent on the ligand densities of resins. For a given protein, the ligand density and pore size should be optimized for improving the protein adsorption.     

Preparative enrichment and separation of astragalosides from Radix Astragali extracts using macroporous resins

The enrichment and separation of astragalosides I–IV (AGs I–IV) were studied on eight macroporous resins in the present study. SA‐3 resin offered the best adsorption and desorption capacities for AGs I–IV than other resins. The models of adsorption kinetics were investigated in order to elucidate the mechanism of adsorption. The pseudo‐second‐order model was the better choice than the pseudo‐first‐order model to describe the adsorption behavior of AGs I–IV onto SA‐3 resin. The equilibrium experimental data were well fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. SA‐3 resin adsorption chromatography tests were carried out to optimize the separation process of AGs I–IV from Radix Astragali extracts. With the optimum parameters for adsorption and desorption, the contents of AGs I–IV were 8.78‐, 11.60‐, 10.52‐ and 11.28‐fold increased with the recovery yields being 65.88, 90.92, 84.25 and 94.17%, respectively. The preparative enrichment and separation of AGs I–IV from Radix Astragali extracts can be easily and effectively achieved by SA‐3 resin adsorption chromatography. The developed methodology can also be referenced for the separation of other active constituents from herbal materials and manufacture of Radix Astragali products.     

新型含氮、硫纤维素螯合树脂的合成及其吸附性能

将稻壳纤维素的氯化产物(CDC)分别与水合肼、乙二胺、二乙烯三胺、三乙烯四胺、丁二胺和己二胺反应,合成了6种含氮纤维素螯合树脂(ADC-1～ADC-6);在碱性条件下用环硫氯丙烷交联ADC合成了6种新型含氮、硫纤维素螯合树脂(TADC-1～TADC-6),研究了合成条件和ADC,TADC树脂对金属离子的吸附性能.结果表明,ADC树脂对Cu²⁺,Cr³⁺,Ni²⁺,Hg²⁺,Zn²⁺等离子有较好的吸附性,对Hg²⁺吸附容量可达0.5mmol/g左右;TADC树脂对Ag⁺,Cu²⁺,Hg²⁺等离子有较好的吸附性,对Hg²⁺和Ag⁺吸附容量可达1.1mmol/g和1.9mmol/g左右;强酸性条件下,ADC和TADC树脂的吸附容量都降低,它们对金属离子的吸附顺序分别为Hg²⁺>Cu²⁺>Ni²⁺和Ag⁺>Hg²⁺>Cu²⁺,树脂用10%的氨水解吸附可重复使用.     

Schiff碱螯合树脂的合成及其对金属离子的吸附规律

以交联聚苯乙烯为母体的大孔螯合树脂的合成及其应用已有文献报道,我们根据光亮镀镍工艺的特定要求,合成了4种对Cu²⁺具有良好吸附性能的Schiff碱大孔新型螯合树脂。     

铜印迹螯合树脂对金属离子的吸附特性

研究了铜印迹螯合树脂与非印迹螯合树脂对金属离子的吸附性能，结果表明：铜印迹树脂对Cu^2 、Ni^2 、Zn^2 的吸附量比非印迹树脂有显著增大,两者对Cu^2 的吸附速率均较快，其表观吸附速率分别为0．044s^-1和0．040s^-1；印迹树脂对Cu^2 的吸附可用Langmuir或Freundlish等温式来描述；其动态吸附曲线与离子的起始浓度相关；用0．5mol／L HCl即可快速洗脱吸附的Cu^2 ，树脂具有较强的再生能力，可以重复使用。     

Phenol removal from aqueous solution by adsorption and ion exchange mechanisms onto polymeric resins

The removal of phenol from aqueous solution was evaluated by using a nonfunctionalized hyper-cross-linked polymer Macronet MN200 and two ion exchange resins, Dowex XZ (strong anion exchange resin) and AuRIX 100 (weak anion exchange). Equilibrium experimental data were fitted to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms at different pHs. The Langmuir model describes successfully the phenol removal onto the three resins. The extent of the phenol adsorption was affected by the pH of the solution; thus, the nonfunctionalized resin reported the maximum loading adsorption under acidic conditions, where the molecular phenol form predominates. In contrast both ion exchange resins reported the maximum removal under alkaline conditions where the phenolate may be removed by a combined effect of both adsorption and ion exchange mechanisms. A theoretical model proposed in the literature was used to fit the experimental data and a double contribution was observed from the parameters obtained by the model. Kinetic experiments under different initial phenol concentrations and under the best pH conditions observed in the equilibrium experiments were performed. Two different models were used to define the controlling mechanism of the overall adsorption process: the homogeneous particle diffusion model and the shell progressive model fit the kinetic experimental data and determined the resin phase mechanism as the rate-limiting diffusion for the phenol removal. Resins charged after the kinetic experiments were further eluted by different methods. Desorption of nonfunctionalized resin was achieved by using the solution (50% v/v) of methanol/water with a recovery close to 90%. In the case of the ion exchange resins the desorption process was performed at different pHs and considering the effect of the competitive ion Cl⁻. The desorption processes were controlled by the ion exchange mechanism for Dowex XZ and AuRIX 100 resins; thus, no significant effect for the addition of Cl⁻ under acidic conditions was observed, while under alkaline conditions the total recovery increased, specially for Dowex XZ resin.     

间氨基酚在超高交联树脂上的吸附特征

研究了两种超高交联吸附树脂DA-01和DZH-04对间氨基酚的静态吸附热力学及动力学特征。结果表明,在295K~315K及研究的浓度范围内,Freundlich和Langmuir方程能够对静态吸附等温线进行很好的拟合,DA-01和DZH-04树脂对间氨基酚的吸附符合准一级动力学方程。两种树脂吸附间氨基酚的能力都比较强,用乙醇和2mol/LNaOH混合溶液(体积比1:1)洗脱,温度338K,DZH-04树脂的脱附率为99.50%,DA-01树脂的脱附率为75.36%。     

大孔树脂对磺酸类化合物吸附行为的研究

用4种大孔树脂ND-022，ND-900，NDA-99和NDA-100作为吸附剂，分别对水溶液中甲基磺酸钠、苯磺酸钠、对甲基苯磺酸钠和2-萘磺酸钠等磺酸盐进行吸附．探讨了溶液的初始pH值对不同类型树脂吸附磺酸类物质的影响，并通过动态吸附实验研究了SO4^2-对树脂吸附磺酸盐的影响．实验结果表明，复合功能树脂NDA-99对磺酸类化合物具有良好的吸附性能，且其选择性优于弱碱树脂ND-900，这为进一步研究大孔树脂对磺酸类物质的吸附机理和实际工业应用提供了一定的理论依据。     

Preparation, Properties and Mechanism of Inhomogeneous Calcium Alginate Ion Cross-linking Gel Microspheres

Inhomogeneous calcium alginate ion cross-linking gel microspheres,a novel ion absorbent,were prepared by dropping a sodium alginate solution to a calcium chloride solutioin via an electronic droplet generator.Calcium alginate microspheres have uniform particle sizes.a smooth surface and a microporous structure.The electrode probe reveals the inhomogeneous distribution of calcium ions with the highest concentration on the surface,and the lowest concentration in the cores of the spheres.As a novel ion adsorbent,calcium alginate gel microspheres have a lower limiting adsorption mass concentration,a higher enrichment capacity and a higher adsorption capacity for Pb^2 than usual ion exchange resins.The highest percentage of the adsorption is 99.79%.The limiting adsorption mass concentration is 0.0426mg/L.The adsorption capacity for Pb^2 is 644mg/g,Calcium alginate gel microspheres have a much faster ion exchange velocity than D418 chelating resin and D113 polyacrylate resin.The moving boundary model was employed to interpret the ion exchange kinetics process,which indicates that the ion exchange process is controlled by intraparticle diffusion of adsorbable ions.So the formation of inhomogeneous gel microspheres reduces the diffusion distance of adsorbable ions within the spheres and enhances the ion exchange velocity.Alginate has a higher selectivity for pb^2 than for Ca^2 and the selectivity coefficient KCa^Pb is 316. As an ion cross-linking gel,calcium alginate inhomogeneous microspheres can effectively adsorb heavy metal Pb^2 at a higher selectivity and a higher adsorption velocity.It is a novel and good ion adsorbent.     

Quantifying temperature and flow rate effects on the performance of a fixed-bed chromatographic reactor

Chromatographic reactors are based on coupling chemical reactions with chromatographic separation in fixed-beds. Temperature and flow rate are important parameters for the performance of such reactors. Temperature affects mainly adsorption, chemical equilibria, mass transfer and reaction kinetics, whereas flow rate influences residence time and dispersion. In order to evaluate the mentioned effects, the hydrolysis reactions of methyl formate (MF) and methyl acetate (MA) were chosen as case studies. These reactions were performed experimentally in a lab-scale fixed-bed chromatographic reactor packed with a strong acidic ion exchange resin. The chosen reactions can be considered to represent a relative fast (MF) and a relative slow (MA) reaction. The processes which take place inside the reactor were described and simulated using an isothermal equilibrium dispersive model. The essential model parameters were determined experimentally at different temperatures and flow rates. The performance of the chromatographic reactor was evaluated at several discrete constant temperature levels by quantifying product purity, productivity and yield. The work provides insight regarding the influence of temperature and flow rate on values of the model parameters and the performance criteria.     

Preparation and adsorption properties of crosslinked polystyrene-supported low-generation diethanolamine-typed dendrimer for metal ions

Two novel chelating resins, polystyrene supported G1.0 diethanolamine-typed dendrimer (PS-DEA) and G2.0 diethanolamine-typed dendrimer (PS-(DEA)₂), were prepared by anchoring low-generations diethanolamine-typed dendrimer into crosslinked polystyrene in this paper. Fourier transform-infrared spectra (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and elemental analysis were employed to character their structures. The results of adsorption for metal ions showed that the resins had good adsorption capacities for Cu²⁺, Ag⁺ and Hg²⁺, especially PS-DEA for Cu²⁺. The adsorption kinetics and adsorption isotherms of PS-DEA for Cu²⁺ and PS-(DEA)₂ for Hg²⁺ were studied. The results showed that the adsorption kinetics of the two resins can be modeled by pseudo second-order rate equation wonderfully and Langmuir and Freundlich equations could well interpret the adsorption of PS-(DEA)₂ for Hg²⁺ and PS-DEA for Cu²⁺, respectively. The adsorption mechanism of the resins for Cu²⁺ was confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).     

Kinetics and equilibrium studies of adsorption of chromium(VI) ion from industrial wastewater using Chrysophyllum albidum (Sapotaceae) seed shells

A new biosorbent has been prepared by coating Chrysophyllum albidum (Sapotaceae) seed shells with chitosan and/or oxidizing agents such as sulfuric acid. This study investigated the technical feasibility of activated and modified activated C. albidum seed shells carbons for the adsorption of chromium(VI) from aqueous solution. The sorption process with respect to its equilibria and kinetics as well as the effects of pH, contact time, adsorbent mass, adsorbate concentration and particle size on adsorption was also studied. The most effective pH range was found to be between 4.5 and 5 for the sorption of the metal ion. The pseudo-first-order rate equation by Lagergren and pseudo-second-order rate equation were tested on the kinetic data, the adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order rate kinetics, also, isotherm data was analyzed for possible agreement with the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherms, the Freundlich and Langmuir models for dynamics of metal ion uptake proposed in this work fitted the experimental data reasonably well. However, equilibrium sorption data were better represented by Langmuir model than Freundlich. The adsorption capacity calculated from Langmuir isotherm was 84.31, 76.23 and 59.63 mg Cr(VI)/g at initial pH of 3.0 at 30 °C for the particle size of 1.00–1.25 mm with the use of 12.5, 16.5 and 2.1 g/L of CACASC, CCASC and ACASC adsorbent mass, respectively. This readily available adsorbent is efficient in the uptake of Cr(VI) ion in aqueous solution, thus, it could be an excellent alternative for the removal of heavy metals and organic matter from water and wastewater.     

离子交换树脂吸附胞嘧啶核苷三磷酸的动力学和热力学研究

根据CTP在离子交换树脂上的吸附容量和分离因数的大小,确定Duolite A-30树脂适合CTP与CDP及CMP之间的分离.CTP在Duolite A-30树脂上的吸附动力学和热力学研究表明,在283.15～303.15K之间,CTP的质量浓度在7.5g/L以上时,Duolite A-30树脂对CTP的吸附主要受颗粒扩散的控制,其有效扩散系数为D=3.47×10-7cm2/s,溶液的质量浓度≤1.0g/L时,CTP与Duolitc A-30树脂之间的交换速率主要受液膜控制,其液膜扩散系数为Kf=4.112×10-4/s.热力学参数Eα=9.008kJ/mol,△H=5.17kJ/mol·K,△S283.15K=80.28J/mol·K.     

Highly selective separation and purification of chicoric acid from Echinacea purpurea by quality control methods in macroporous adsorption resin column chromatography

Chicoric acid is the main phenolic active ingredient in Echinacea purpurea (Asteraceae), best known for its immune‐enhancing ability, as well as used as a herbal medicine. To achieve further utilization of medicinal ingredients from E. purpurea, an efficient preparative separation of chicoric acid was developed based on macroporous adsorption resin chromatography. The separation characteristics of several different typical macroporous adsorption resins were evaluated by adsorption/desorption column experiments, and HPD100 was revealed as the optimal one, which exhibited that the adsorbents fitted well to the pseudo‐second‐order kinetics model and Langmuir isotherm model, and the optimal process parameters were obtained. The breakthrough curves could be predicted and end‐point could be determined early. Besides, the optimal elution conditions of chicoric acid can be achieved using the quality control methods. As a result, the purity of chicoric acid was increased 15.8‐fold (from 4 to 63%) after the treatment with HPD100. The process of the enrichment and separation of chicoric acid is considerate, because of its high efficiency and simple operation. The established separation and purification method of chicoric acid is expected to be valuable for further utilization of E. purpurea according to product application in pharmaceutical fields in the future.